Archdiocese of Florianópolis
| Archdiocese of Florianópolis Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus Arquidiocese de Florianópolis | |
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| Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,862 km2 (3,036 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,385,000 1,080,000 (78.0%) |
| 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. |
| Website | |
| www.arquifln.org.br | |
The Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.
History
- March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba
- January 17, 1927: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis
Bishops
Ordinaries
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[2]