Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Brazil

The Diocese of Toledo (Latin: Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Toledo in the state of Paraná. It covers the western part of the state.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded it on 20 June 1959 with the Apostolic Constitution Cum venerabili out of territory of the Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu and the Archdiocese of Curitiba was assumed as a suffragan

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

On October 16, 1979, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Cascavel.

Bishops of Toledo

  • Armando Círio OSI (14 May 1960-5. May 1978 then Bishop of Cascavel )
  • Geraldo Majella Agnelo (5 May 1978-4. October 1982, then Archbishop of Londrina )
  • Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (2 July 1983-27. December 1995, then Archbishop of Cascavel )
  • Anuar Battisti (15 April 1998-29. September 2004, then Archbishop of Maringá )
  • Francisco Carlos Bach (27 July 2005-3. October 2012, then Bishop of São José dos Pinhais )
  • João Carlos Seneme CSS ( since June 26, 2013 )
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