Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese ![]()
Name: Apucarana / Apucaranen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Londrina
Neighbouring Dioceses: Campo Mourão (↙), Maringá (←), Presidente Prudente (↑), Londrina (↗), Ponta Grossa (↘), Guarapuava (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
| Bishop (2018.12.12 – ...): |
| Bishops of Apucarana (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)
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Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil)
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Bishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.
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Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M.
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Bishop Romeu Alberti (later Archbishop)
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Area: 9,326 km²
Population: 383,000 Catholics (76.1% of 503,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 64 parishes
Personnel: 84 priests (75 diocesan, 9 religious), 111 deacons, 46 religious (16 brothers, 30 sisters), 31 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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