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Archdiocese of Florianópolis

Archidioecesis Florianopolitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I., Archbishop
  • Onécimo Alberton, Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 17 January 1927
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 8,225 (3,176 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 4
  • Official Web Site: http://arquifln.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Rua Esteves Junior 447, 88015-130 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (048)3224-4799
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina)
19 March 1908ErectedDiocese of Curitiba Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (erected)
15 August 1910Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (from São Salvador da Bahia)
17 January 1927Territory LostDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (Joinville, São Francisco do Sul, Paraty, Blumenau, Campo Alegre, São Bento do Sul, Mafra, and Itaiópolis) Diocese of Joinville (erected)
17 January 1927Territory LostDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (Lages, São Joaquim, Curitibanos, Campos Novos, Canoínhas, Porto Uniäo, Cruzeiro, and Chapecó) Diocese of Lages (erected)
Archdiocese of Florianópolis
17 January 1927ElevatedDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) Archdiocese of Florianópolis
28 December 1954Territory LostArchdiocese of Florianópolis (Orleäes, Tubarâo, Jmarui, Braco do Norte, Laguna, Urussanga, Criciuma, Jaguaruna, Turro, Araranguá, and Sombrio) Diocese of Tubarão (erected)
23 November 1968Territory LostArchdiocese of Florianópolis (Alfredo Wagner, Atalanta, Imbuia, Ituporanga, Petrolandia, Presidente Nereu, and Vidal Ramos)
Diocese of Joinville (Rio do Sul, Agrolândia, Agronomica, Ascurra, Aurora, Benedito Novo, Dona Emma, Ibirama, Laurentino, Lontras, Pouso Redondo, Presidente Getulio, Rio do Campo, Rio do Oeste, Rodeio, Sálete, Taió, Trombudo Gentral, Witmarsum; Apiuna and Rio da Prata)
Diocese of Rio do Sul (erected)
19 April 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Florianópolis (Ilhota, Luiz Alves, Navegantes, Penha, and Piçarras)
Diocese of Joinville (Blumenau, Gaspar, Indaial, Pomerode, Rio dos Cedros, and Timbó)
Diocese of Rio do Sul (Benedite Novo and Douter Pedrinho)
Diocese of Blumenau (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Florianópolis
1950550,000584,00094.2%52741264,36510052058ap1951
1966420,000455,00092.3%44811253,36011054032ap1967
1970410,643465,17388.3%55671223,36518443939ap1971
1976590,061610,33496.7%52771294,5741114744943ap1977
1980600,000660,00090.9%61771384,3471916031847ap1981
1990758,000834,00090.9%71761475,1565617549353ap1991
1999973,5091,146,65384.9%91661576,2008214246062ap2000
2000910,000999,09791.1%96661625,6178214044553ap2001
2001953,9761,191,50580.1%101621635,8528615144658ap2002
2002953,3441,191,50580.0%79631426,7138620243758ap2003
2003970,3441,300,40674.6%96741705,7078835044659ap2004
2004966,4381,243,80777.7%102751775,4608823944859ap2005
20061,080,0001,385,00078.0%110751855,8379619843564ap2007
20131,201,0001,535,00078.2%116771936,22214015738069ap2014
20161,230,0001,587,00077.5%123792026,08914715438870ap2017
20191,259,7001,625,34077.5%133722056,14413811138471ap2020
20211,148,9231,914,87260.0%140722125,41913714038671ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 681, and Page 682
  • Archdiocese of Florianópolis
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 172, to Page 176

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