Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau (Latin: Dioecesis Florumpratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Blumenau in the ecclesiastical province of Joinville in Brazil.

Diocese of Blumenau Dioecesis Florumpratensis Diocese de Blumenau
Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Joinville
Metropolitan	Joinville
Statistics
Area	3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 609,000 430,000 (70.6%)
Parishes	38
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	19 April 2000 (24 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Paul in Blumenau
Patron saint	St Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Rafael Biernaski
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI
Bishops emeritus	Angélico Sândalo Bernardino Bishop Emeritus
Map
Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• April 19, 2000: Established as Diocese of Blumenau from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Diocese of Joinville and Diocese of Rio do Sul

Leadership

• Bishops of Blumenau (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (April 19, 2000 – February 18, 2009)
  • Bishop Giuseppe Negri, P.I.M.E., (February 18, 2009 – October 29, 2014), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santo Amaro, São Paulo
  • Bishop Rafael Biernaski (June 24, 2015 – present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine