Archdiocese of Curitiba Archidioecesis Curitibensis Arquidiocese de Curitiba | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,528 km2 (2,134 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 2,262,347 1,480,046 (65.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 27 April 1892 (132 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light in Curitiba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
Bishops emeritus | Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Archbishop Emeritus |
Website | |
Official website |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba (Latin: Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais, dedicated to Our Lady of the Candles, in Curitiba.