Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Foz do Iguaçu
latin= Dioecesis Iguassuensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Cascavel
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral São João Batista
cocathedral =
area= 7,062
population= 405,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 363,000
catholics_percent= 89.6
bishop= Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu {Latin: " Iguassuen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Foz do Iguaçu in the Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.
History
* May 10, 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu from the Diocese of Curitiba
* 1959: Suppressed (to Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Toledo)
* May 5, 1978: Restored as Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu from the Diocese of Toledo
Leadership
* Bishops of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. (1982.02.12 – present)
** Bishop Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. (1978.05.05 – 2001.11.28)
* Prelates of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (1947.12.13 – 1959.06.20)
** Fr. Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1940.02.17 – 1947.12.13)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/fozd0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dfodi.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocesedefoz.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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