Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio is a diocese
located in the city of Cornélio Procópio
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Londrina
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Cornélio Procópio
Cornélio Procópio
Cornélio Procópio is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Londrina
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina is an archdiocese located in the city of Londrina in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina from the Diocese of Jacarezinho...
in Brazil.
History
- May 26, 1973: Established as Diocese of Cornélio Procópio from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Cornélio Procópio (Roman rite)- Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1984.03.26 – present)
- Bishop Domingos Gabriel WisniewskiDomingos Gabriel WisniewskiDomingos Gabriel Wisniewski CM was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana, Brazil.-Notes:...
, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17) - Bishop José Joaquim Gonçalves (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28)