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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio (Latin: Dioecesis Procopiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cornélio Procópio in the ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

History

• May 26, 1973: Established as Diocese of Cornélio Procópio from the Diocese of Jacarezinho

Bishops

• Bishops of Cornélio Procópio (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Marcos José dos Santos (2022.06.22 – present)
  • Bishop Manoel João Francisco (2014.03.26 – 2022.06.22)
  • Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1984.03.26 – 2014.03.26)
  • Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)
  • Bishop José Joaquim Gonçalves (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Sérgio de Deus Borges, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2012
• Aparecido Donizete de Souza, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 2015

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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