Diocese of Cornélio Procópio, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1973.05.26: Established as Diocese of Cornélio Procópio / Procopien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Jacarezinho and became suffragan of Londrina)
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2022.06.22 – ...): |  Bishop Marcos José dos Santos (50) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Cornélio Procópio (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Marcos José dos Santos (50) (2022.06.22 – ...)Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)Ego elegi vosBorn:1974.03.02 (Lupionólopis, PR, Brazil)Ordained Priest:2000.02.12Consecrated Bishop:2022.08.13Priest of Londrina (Brazil) (2000.02.12 – 2022.06.22)Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (2022.06.22 – ...) |
 Bishop Manoel João Francisco (78) (2014.03.26 – 2022.06.22)Bishop emeritus of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)Em vasos de ArgilaBorn:1946.09.05 (Machados, PE, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1973.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1999.02.21Priest of Florianópolis (Brazil) (1973.12.08 – 1998.10.28)Bishop of Chapecó (Brazil) (1998.10.28 – 2014.03.26)Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (2014.03.26 – 2022.06.22) |
| Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1984.03.26 – 2014.03.26)Qui Pertransiit BenefaciendoBorn:1937.10.17 (Cipotânea, MG, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1966.08.04Consecrated Bishop:1981.03.22Died:2020.08.01 (Cornélio Procópio, PR, Brazil † 82)Titular Bishop of Tabbora (1980.12.20 – 1984.03.26)Auxiliary Bishop of Ponta Grossa (Brazil) (1980.12.20 – 1984.03.26)Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (1984.03.26 – 2014.03.26) |
| Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)Tudo para TodosBorn:1928.03.02 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1955.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1975.08.28Died:2010.07.21 († 82)Titular Bishop of Tela (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02) |
| Bishop José Joaquim Gonçalves (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28)In corde matrisBorn:1917.10.21 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1941.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1951.12.08Died:1988.06.23 († 70)Titular Bishop of Helos (1951.08.22 – 1951.12.15)Auxiliary Bishop of Espírito Santo (Brazil) (1951.08.22 – 1951.12.15)Bishop of Espírito Santo (Brazil) (1951.12.15 – 1957.03.14)Titular Bishop of Tanis (1957.03.14 – 1973.06.14)Auxiliary Bishop of Rio Preto (Brazil) (1957.03.14 – 1973.06.14)Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28) |
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 6,586 km²
Population: 127,857 Catholics (70.7% of 180,964 total)
Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 37 priests (29 diocesan, 8 religious), 26 religious (13 brothers, 13 sisters), 4 seminarians