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Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória
The Diocese of União da Vitória (Latin: Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is União da Vitória. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdicoese Curitiba.
Diocese of União da Vitória Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria Diocese de União da Vitória | |
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in União da Vitória in 2020 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,009 km2 (3,864 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 216,328 183,879 (85%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 December 1976 (47 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in União da Vitória |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Walter Jorge Pinto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History edit
- December 3, 1976: Established as Diocese of União da Vitória from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba, Diocese of Guarapuava and Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Leadership edit
- Bishops of União da Vitória
- Bishop Walter Jorge Pinto (2019.03.30 -
- Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. (2015.05.06 – 2018.02.08)
- Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. (2007.01.03 – 2014.04.16)
- Bishop Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P. (1976.12.03 – 2007.01.03)
References edit
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy