Diocese of União da Vitória
| Diocese of União da Vitória Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria Diocese de União da Vitória | |
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in União da Vitória in 2020
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 238,597 185,417 (77.7%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 December 1976 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in União da Vitória |
| Secular priests | 38 (31 Diocesan, 7 Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of União da Vitória (Latin: Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is União da Vitória. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdicoese Curitiba.
History
- 3 December 1976: Established as Diocese of União da Vitória from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba, Diocese of Guarapuava and Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Leadership
Bishops of União da Vitória
- Bishop Walter Jorge Pinto (2019.01.09 – 2025.11.07), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. (2015.05.06 – 2018.02.08)
- Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. (2007.01.03 – 2014.04.16), appointed Bishop of Osasco, São Paulo
- Bishop Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P. (1976.12.03 – 2007.01.03), retired
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]