Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Brazil

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo (Latin: Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Toledo in the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.

Diocese of Toledo Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia Diocese de Toledo
Cathedral of Christ the King
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Cascavel
Metropolitan	Cascavel
Statistics
Area	8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 381,000 337,000 (88.5%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 June 1959 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Christ the King in Toledo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	João Carlos Seneme
Metropolitan Archbishop	Adelar Baruffi
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• June 20, 1959: Established as Diocese of Toledo from the Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu

Bishops

• Bishops of Toledo (Latin Church), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop João Carlos Seneme (2013.06.26 – ...)
  • Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach (2005.07.27 – 2012.10.03), appointed Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana
  • Bishop Anuar Battisti (1998.04.15 – 2004.09.29), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana
  • Bishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1983.07.02 – 1995.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Cascavel
  • Bishop Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1978.05.05 – 1982.10.04), appointed Archbishop of Londrina, Parana; future Cardinal
  • Bishop Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1960.05.14 – 1978.05.05), appointed Bishop of Cascavel; future archbishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Irineu Roque Scherer, appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco in 1998
• Odilo Pedro Scherer, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001; future Cardinal

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)