Diocese of Blumenau
Dioecesis Florumpratensis
Diocese de Blumenau
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
Metropolitan | Florianópolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 609,000 430,000 (70.6%) |
Parishes | 38 |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 19 April 2000 (24 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Paul in Blumenau |
Patron saint | St Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rafael Biernaski |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Bishops emeritus | Angélico Sândalo Bernardino Bishop Emeritus |
Map | |
Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau (Latin: Dioecesis Florumpratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Blumenau in the ecclesiastical provinceofFlorianópolis in Brazil.
26°55′10″S 49°04′00″W / 26.9195°S 49.0668°W / -26.9195; -49.0668
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