Archdiocese of Maring�

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Bishop(s) Severino Clasen, O.F.M., Archbishop Anuar Battisti, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Campo Mour�o Paranava� Umuarama

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 16 October 1979 Metropolitan See Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Parana Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 6,298 (2,432 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 2 Official Web Site: http://www.arquimaringa.org.br/ Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Tiradentes 740, 87013-260 Maringa, PR, Brazil Telephone: (044)3227-1706 Fax: 3226-1667

Historical Details

• Diocese of Maring�
  • Latin Name: Maringa�nsis
  • Erected: 1 February 1956
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Londrina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 6,203 (2,395 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jaime Luiz Coelho † (3 Dec 1956 Appointed - 7 May 1997 Retired)
• Murilo Sebasti�o Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (7 May 1997 Appointed - 20 Feb 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Florian�polis, Santa Catarina)
• Jo�o Br�z de Aviz (17 Jul 2002 Appointed - 28 Jan 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Bras�lia, Distrito Federal)
• Anuar Battisti (29 Sep 2004 Appointed - 20 Nov 2019 Resigned)
• Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (1 Jul 2020 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Maring�
1 February 1956	Erected	Diocese of Jacarezinho (Maring�, Alto Paran�, Jandaia, Mandaguac�, Mandaguar�, Marialva, Nova Esperan�a, and Paranavai)	Diocese of Maring� (erected)
20 January 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maring� (Alto Paran�, Amapora, Diamante do Norte, Guairac�, Itauna do Sul, Loanda, Mirador, Nova Alian�a do Iva�, Nova Londrina, Para�so do Norte, Paranava�, Planaltina do Paran�, Porto Rico, Querencia do Norte, Santa Cruz do Monte Castelo, Santa Isabel do Iva�,..)	Diocese of Paranava� (erected)
31 October 1970	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Maring� (from Curitiba)
Archdiocese of Maring�
16 October 1979	Elevated	Diocese of Maring�	Archdiocese of Maring�

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Maring�
1966	900,000	950,000	94.7%	32	23	55	16,363		8	80	39	ap1967
1970	750,000	800,000	93.8%	29	10	39	19,230		19	95	29	ap1971
1976	447,519	517,519	86.5%	30	11	41	10,915		30	30	31	ap1977
Archdiocese of Maring�
1980	474,000	542,000	87.5%	27	10	37	12,810		31	145	33	ap1981
1990	351,000	402,000	87.3%	29	5	34	10,323		15	125	34	ap1991
1999	340,000	445,000	76.4%	46	4	50	6,800	3	13	170	45	ap2000
2000	447,000	596,483	74.9%	52	5	57	7,842	3	10	175	47	ap2001
2001	452,541	603,387	75.0%	53	6	59	7,670	3	46	134	48	ap2002
2002	444,893	593,191	75.0%	58	7	65	6,844	3	25	137	52	ap2003
2003	403,369	582,191	69.3%	53	6	59	6,836	13	33	125	51	ap2004
2004	428,157	611,654	70.0%	54	5	59	7,256	13	36	126	51	ap2005
2013	519,000	720,000	72.1%	66	11	77	6,740	32	38	124	56	ap2014
2016	558,229	764,698	73.0%	76	11	87	6,416	60	29	101	56	ap2017
2019	574,490	786,970	73.0%	73	11	84	6,839	57	38	89	58	ap2020
2021	589,002	806,852	73.0%	78	10	88	6,693	55	32	109	58	ap2022
2023	598,466	819,817	73.0%	81	7	88	6,800	58	32	105	58	ap2024

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jo�o Br�z de Aviz (Archbishop: 17 Jul 2002 to 28 Jan 2004)
• Anuar Battisti (Archbishop: 29 Sep 2004 to 20 Nov 2019)
• Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 1 Jul 2020 - )
• Luiz Gon�alves Knupp (Deacon: 26 Dec 1998; Priest: 24 Apr 1999 to 25 Feb 2015)
• Jo�o Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Nov 2019 to 15 Aug 2020)
• Edmar Per�n (Deacon: 23 Jul 1989; Priest: 21 Jan 1990 to 30 Dec 2009)
• Murilo Sebasti�o Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (Archbishop: 7 May 1997 to 20 Feb 2002)
• Bruno Elizeu Versari (Deacon: 5 Jul 1987; Priest: 3 Jan 1988 to 19 Apr 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jaime Luiz Coelho † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1956; Archbishop: 16 Oct 1979 to 7 May 1997)

Source(s)

Diocese of Maring� Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 485, to Page 488 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 257, and Page 258 Archdiocese of Maring� Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,501, and Page 1,502

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