Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis
| Archdiocese of Florianópolis Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,862 km2 (3,036 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,385,000 1,080,000 (78.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora do Desterro |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.
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History
- March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba
- January 17, 1927: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis
Leadership
- Bishops of Santa Caterina (Latin Rite)
- João Batista Becker (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01)
- Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1914.04.02 – 1927.01.17)
- Archbishops of Florianópolis (Latin Rite)
- Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1927.01.17 – 1967.05.18)
- Alfonso Niehues (1967.05.18 – 1991.01.23)
- Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (later Cardinal) (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25)
- Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (2002.02.20 – 2011.01.12)
- Wilson Tadeu Jönck[1], S.C.I. (28 September 2011 - )
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Blumenau
- Diocese of Caçador
- Diocese of Chapecó
- Diocese of Criciúma
- Diocese of Joaçaba
- Diocese of Joinville
- Diocese of Lages
- Diocese of Rio do Sul
- Diocese of Tubarão
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