Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana

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|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Apucarana

|latin = Dioecesis Apucaranensis

|image = Catedral de Apucarana - Paraná - Brasil.jpg

|caption = Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes

|country = {{flag|Brazil}}

|province = Londrina

|established = 28 November 1964 ({{age|1964|11|28}} years ago)

|cathedral = Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 8,655

|population = 476,000

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 366,020

|catholics_percent= 76.9

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|metro_archbishop = Geremias Steinmetz

|coadjutor =

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|website = [http://www.diocesedeapucarana.com.br/ www.diocesedeapucarana.com.br]

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Apucaranensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Apucarana in the ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

History

November 28, 1964: Established as Diocese of Apucarana from the Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Londrina
March 4, 2024: Pope Francis declares Our Lady of Lourdes as the patroness of the Diocese of Apucarana through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments{{Cite web|url=https://diocesedeapucarana.com.br/portal/noticia/2047/papa-francisco-declara-oficializa-e-proclama-n-sr-de-lourdes-padroeira-de-toda-diocese-de-apucarana|title=PAPA FRANCISCO DECLARA, OFICIALIZA E PROCLAMA N. SRª DE LOURDES PADROEIRA DE TODA DIOCESE DE APUCARANA|date=16 April 2024|website=Diocese de Apucarana|language=pt}}

Bishops of Apucarana (Latin Rite)
Romeu Alberti (1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)
Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. (2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)
Celso Antonio Marchiori (2009.07.08 - 2017.12.13), appointed Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana
Carlos José de Oliveira (12.12.2018–present)

João Braz de Aviz, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 1994; future Cardinal
Dirceu Vegini, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2006