Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville

Diocese of Joinville

Dioecesis Ioinvillensis

Diocese de Joinville
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Joinville in 2016
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFlorianópolis
MetropolitanFlorianópolis
Statistics
Area9,478 km2 (3,659 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
986,000
641,000 (65.0%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 January 1927 (97 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Francis Xavier in Joinville
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco Carlos Bach
Metropolitan ArchbishopWilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI
Map
Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesejoinville.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville (Latin: Dioecesis Ioinvillensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil.

Its cathedral episcopal ses is Catedral São Francisco Xavier, dedicated to saint Francis Xavier, in the city of Joinville.