Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel

Archdiocese of Cascavel Archidioecesis Cascavellensis Arquidiocese de Cascavel
File:Catedral cascavel.jpg Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 390,000 292,000 (74.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 May 1978 (46 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida in Cascavel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mauro Aparecido dos Santos
Emeritus Bishops	Armando Círio Archbishop Emeritus Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner Archbishop Emeritus
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel (Latin: Archidioecesis Cascavellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cascavel in Brazil.

History

• May 5, 1978: Established as Diocese of Cascavel from the Diocese of Toledo
• October 16, 1979: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel

Leadership

• Archbishops of Cascavel (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (2007.10.31 – present)
  • Archbishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1995.12.27 – 2007.10.31)
  • Archbishop Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1979.10.16 – 1995.12.27)
• Bishops of Cascavel (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Armando Círio, O.S.I. (later Archbishop) (1978.05.05 – 1979.10.16)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
• Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
• Diocese of Toledo

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website