Archdiocese of Florianópolis Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus Arquidiocese de Florianópolis  | |
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![]() Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile  | |
| Location | |
| Country | |
| 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 (115 years ago) | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile in Florianópolis | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. | 
| Map | |
![]() Location of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink.  | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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
 
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
Sources
27°35′47″S 48°32′58″W / 27.5964°S 48.5494°W
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