Archdiocese of Londrina
The Archdiocese of Londrina is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Paraná state, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the archiepiscopal see of Londrina.
History
- February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina on territory split off from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
- Lost territory on 1964.11.28 to establish Diocese of Apucarana, now its suffragan
- October 31, 1970: Promoted as '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina'''
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan has the following Suffragan sees :- Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana, its daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho
Statistics
, it pastorally served 728,000 Catholics on 6,714 km² in 76 parishes and 245 missions with 146 priests, 59 deacons, 383 lay religious and 8 seminarians.Ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishop of Londrina- Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, Claretians
- Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F., also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
- * Auxiliary Bishop: Antônio Agostinho Marochi, Titular Bishop of Thabraca ; later Bishop of Presidente Prudente
- * Auxiliary Bishop: Luiz Colussi, Titular Bishop of Gor ; next Coadjutor Bishop of Lins, succeeding as Bishop of Lins, Bishop of Caçador
- Geraldo Majella Agnelo, ; previously Bishop of Toledo ; later Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova, President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
- Albano Bortoletto Cavallin, died 2017; previously Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Curitiba, Bishop of Guarapuava
- * Auxiliary Bishop: Vicente Costa, Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ ; next Bishop of Umuarama, Bishop of Jundiaí
- * Auxiliary Bishop: José Lanza Neto, Titular Bishop of Mades ; later Bishop of Guaxupé
- Orlando Brandes, previously Bishop of Joinville ; next Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida
- Geremias Steinmetz, previously Bishop of Paranavaí .