Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
Procopien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
Diocese of Cornélio Procópio in Paraná, Brazil, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Londrina. It was established in 1973 from the Diocese of Jacarezinho. Bishop Marcos José dos Santos has led the see since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 May 1973
- Latin
- Procopien(sis)
- Patron
- Cristo Rei (Christ the King)
- Annuario code
- 001001214
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 127,857
- Population
- 198,055
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 64.6%
- Priests
- 37
- Catholics per priest
- 3,456
- Extent
- 6,718 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 19
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Marcos José dos Santos
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Cristo Rei stands in Cornélio Procópio, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Londrina
A suffragan of Londrina.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ApucaranaApucarana
- Diocese of JacarezinhoJacarezinho
- Archdiocese of LondrinaLondrina
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Cornélio Procópio hosts a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Procopiensis) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.