Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Mourão
| Diocese of Campo Mourão Dioecesis Campi Moranensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maringá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,544 km2 (4,843 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 356,244 292,012 (82.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 June 19579 (57 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São José |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes |
| Website | |
| www.diocesecampomourao.com.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Mourão (Latin: Dioecesis Campi Moranensis) is a diocese located in the city of Campo Mourão in the Ecclesiastical province of Maringá in Brazil.
History
- 20 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Campo Mourão from the Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu
Leadership
- Bishops of Campo Mourão (Roman rite)
- Elizeu Simões Mendes † (17 October 1959 - 3 December 1980) Resigned
- Virgílio de Pauli † (8 May 1981 - 21 February 1999) Died
- Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (21 February 1999 - 31 October 2007) appointed, Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana
- Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes (24 December 2008 - present)
References
Coordinates: 24°02′38″S 52°22′38″W / 24.0440°S 52.3772°W
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