- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Maringá
latin=Archidioecesis Maringaënsis
country= Brazil
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana Basílica
Nossa Senhora da Glória
cocathedral =
area= 6,294
population= 611,654
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 428,157
catholics_percent= 70.0
bishop=Anuar Battisti
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá {Latin: " Maringaën(sis)"} is an
archdiocese located in the city ofMaringá in Brazil.History
* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Maringá from the
Diocese of Jacarezinho
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of MaringáLeadership
* Arch
bishop s of Maringá (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Anuar Battisti (2004.09.29 – present)
** ArchbishopJoão Bráz de Aviz (2002.07.17 – 2004.01.28)
** ArchbishopMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger ,S.C.J. (1997.05.07 – 2002.02.20)
** ArchbishopJaime Luiz Coelho (1979.10.16 – 1997.05.07)
* Bishops of Maringá (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Jaime Luiz Coelho (later Archbishop) (1956.12.03 – 1979.10.16)uffragan Dioceses
* Campo Mourão
* Paranavaí
* Umuaramaource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mari1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmarg.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquimaringa.org.br/ Archdiocese website (Portuguese)]
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