Diocese of Jacarezinho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho () is a diocese in the city of Jacarezinho in the ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

History

• May 10, 1926: Established as Diocese of Jacarezinho from the Diocese of Curitiba

Bishops

• Bishops of Jacarezinho (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
• Bishop Antônio Braz Benevente (7 September 2010 – present)
• Bishop Fernando José Penteado (5 July 2000 – 23 June 2010)
• Bishop Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (10 August 1991 – 5 July 2000)
• Bishop Pedro Filipak (8 February 1962 – 10 August 1991)
• Bishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (29 October 1946 – 20 December 1960), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
• Bishop Ernesto de Paula (22 November 1941 – 30 June 1945), appointed Bishop of Piracicaba, São Paulo
• Bishop Fernando Taddei, C.M. (22 April 1927 – 9 January 1940)

Coadjutor bishop

• Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (1984-1991)

Auxiliary bishop

• Conrado Walter, S.A.C. † (1977-1984), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Mauro Aparecido dos Santos, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 1998
• Elizeu de Morais Pimentel, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2001
• Mário Antônio da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2010

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy