Archdiocese of Florianópolis
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Archdiocese of Florianópolis Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus Arquidiocese de Florianópolis | |
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| File:Catedral Metropolitana de Florianópolis - Florianópolis - 20220908145720.jpg Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile | |
| Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,862 km2 (3,036 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 March 1908 (118 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile in Florianópolis |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. |
| Map | |
| Location of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. Location of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
| Website | |
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The Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.
History
[edit | edit source]- March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba
- January 17, 1927: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis
Bishops
[edit | edit source]Ordinaries
[edit | edit source]- Bishops of Santa Caterina (Latin Rite)
- João Batista Becker (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01), appointed Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- João Borges Quintão, C.M. (1913), did not take effect
- 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 (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25), appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Cardinal in 2003)
- Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (2002.02.20 – 2011.01.12), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Wilson Tadeu Jönck,[1] S.C.I. (28 September 2011 - )
Coadjutor archbishops
[edit | edit source]- Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. (1957–1965), did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
- Alfonso Niehues (1965–1967)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit | edit source]- Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (1985–1991), appointed Archbishop here
- Vito Schlickmann (1995–2004)
- Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. (2005–2009), appointed Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit | edit source]- Jaime de Barros Câmara, appointed Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in 1935; future Cardinal
- Wilson Laus Schmidt, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 1957
- Manoel João Francisco, appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina in 1998
- Augustinho Petry, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military in 2000
- João Francisco Salm, appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina in 2012
Suffragan dioceses
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Florianópolis
- Christian organizations established in 1908
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1908 establishments in Brazil
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