Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis

Archdiocese of Florianópolis Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus Arquidiocese de Florianópolis
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile
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
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	19 March 1908 (108 years ago
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile in Florianópolis
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.
Emeritus Bishops	Vito Schlickmann Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic 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

Leadership

• Bishops of Santa Caterina (Latin Rite)
  • João Batista Becker (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01)
  • 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 (later Cardinal) (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25)
  • Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (2002.02.20 – 2011.01.12)
  • Wilson Tadeu Jönck,^[1] S.C.I. (28 September 2011 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Blumenau
• Diocese of Caçador
• Diocese of Chapecó
• Diocese of Criciúma
• Diocese of Joaçaba
• Diocese of Joinville
• Diocese of Lages
• Diocese of Rio do Sul
• Diocese of Tubarão

Sources

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

1. ↑ NOMINA DELL’ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI FLORIANÓPOLIS (BRASILE)

Coordinates: 27°35′47″S 48°32′58″W / 27.5964°S 48.5494°W / -27.5964; -48.5494