Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau

Diocese of Blumenau
Diocese of Blumenau ; Dioecesis Florumpratensis ; Diocese de Blumenau
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Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Florianópolis
Metropolitan	Florianópolis
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 609,000; 430,000 (70.6%)
Parishes	38
Information
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
Emeritus Bishops	Angélico Sândalo Bernardino Bishop Emeritus; Giuseppe Negri
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 province of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

April 19, 2000: Established as Diocese of Blumenau from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Diocese of Joinville and Diocese of Rio do Sul

Bishops of Blumenau (Roman rite)
- Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (April 19, 2000 – February 18, 2009)
- Bishop Giuseppe Negri, P.I.M.E., (February 18, 2009 – October 29, 2014)
- Bishop Rafael Biernaski (June 24, 2015 – present)

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