Archdiocese of Londrina
Archidioecesis Londrinensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Londrina |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,594 km2 (2,546 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 900,000 658,800 (73.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 February 1956 (68 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Geremias Steinmetz |
Website | |
http://arquidioceselondrina.com.br/ |
The Archdiocese of Londrina (Latin: Archidioecesis Londrinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic ChurchinParaná state, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the archiepiscopal seeofLondrina.
The Metropolitan has the following Suffragan sees :
As of 2014[update], it pastorally served 728,000 Catholics (73.4% of 992,000 total) on 6,714 km² in 76 parishes and 245 missions with 146 priests (75 diocesan, 71 religious), 59 deacons, 383 lay religious (145 brothers, 238 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
23°18′44″S 51°09′35″W / 23.3121°S 51.1597°W / -23.3121; -51.1597