Diocese of Ponta Grossa

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Latin: Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull Quum in Dies Numerus of Pope Pius XI, with bula Quum in numerus. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi.

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Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Curitiba
Metropolitan	Curitiba
Statistics
Area	23,462 km2 (9,059 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 643,339 546,838 (85.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 May 1926 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Ponta Grossa
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Bruno Elizeu Versari
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Peruzzo
Bishops emeritus	Sérgio Arthur Braschi
Website
www.diocesepontagrossa.com.br

Bishops

• Antônio Mazzarotto (1929 – 1965)
• Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda, C.P. (1965 – 1991)
• Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (1991 – 1998), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana
• Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana; future Cardinal
• Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – 2024)
• Bruno Elizeu Versari (2024 – Present)

It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.

Coadjutor bishop

• Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. (1960-1965)

Auxiliary bishops

• Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1980-1984), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana
• José Alves da Costa, D.C. (1986-1991), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Francisco Carlos Bach, appointed Bishop of Toledo, Parana in 2005
• Mário Spaki, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2018

Cities

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is composed of 13 cities: Carambeí, Castro, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Ponta Grossa, Telêmaco Borba, Ortigueira, Reserva, Tibagi, Ivaí, Piraí do Sul, Teixeira Soares, Fernandes Pinheiro, Ventania, Irati, Guamiranga, and Imbaú.

References

• David M. Cheney. "Diocese of Ponta Grossa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
• (in Portuguese) Wikipedia: Diocese de Ponta Grossa
• GCatholic.org
• Diocese Website