Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Latin: Dioecesis Ponta Grossa ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Ponta Grossa in the state of Paraná.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded it on 10 May 1926, the Apostolic Constitution Quum in this numerus out of territory of the Archdiocese of Curitiba, where it was assumed as a suffragan.

Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:

• December 9, 1933 at the Territorialprälatur Palmas;
• December 16, 1965 to the bishopric of Guarapuava;
• December 3, 1976 to the bishopric of União da Vitória.

Territory

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa includes the municipalities Carambeí, Castro, Fernandes Pinheiro, Guamiranga, Imbau, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Irati, Ivaí, Ortigueira, Pirai do Sul, Ponta Grossa, Reserva, Teixeira Soares, Telêmaco Borba, Tibagi and Ventania the state of Paraná.

Bishops of Ponta Grossa

• Antônio Mazzarotto (16 December 1929-20 March 1965 )
• Geraldo Luiz Claudio Micheletto Pellanda CP (20 March 1965-2 January 1991. )
• Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger SCI (May 8, 1991-7. May 1997 then Archbishop of Maringá )
• João Braz de Aviz (12 August 1998-17 July 2002, then Archbishop of Maringá )
• Sérgio Arthur Braschi (since 16 July 2003)