Diocese of Toledo
Toletan(us) in Brasilia
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Toledo, Brazil
The Diocese of Toledo is a Latin Church diocese in Parana, Brazil, erected on 20 June 1959 from the Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguacu. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cascavel.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 June 1959
- Latin
- Toletan(us) in Brasilia
- Patron
- Christ the King (Cristo Rei)
- Annuario code
- 001003245
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 378,000
- Population
- 381,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.2%
- Priests
- 55
- Catholics per priest
- 6,873
- Extent
- 8,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 47
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
- João Carlos Seneme
- Born
- 11 December 1958
- Birthplace
- Santa Gertrudes
- Institute
- CONGREGAZIONE DELLE SACRE STIMMATE DI N.S.G.C. (STIMMATINI)
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 Toledo, 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 Cascavel
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cascavel.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CascavelCascavel
- Diocese of Foz do IguaçuFoz do Iguaçu
- Diocese of GuarapuavaGuarapuava
- Diocese of Palmas–Francisco BeltrãoPalmas–Francisco Beltrão
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia) has its seat in the city of Toledo.
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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.