Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina

History

• February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina on territory split off from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
• Lost territory on 1964.11.28 to establish Diocese of Apucarana, now its suffragan
• October 31, 1970: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina

  Ecclesiastical province

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana, its daughter
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho

  Statistics

Ordinaries

• Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, Claretians

• Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F., also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Antônio Agostinho Marochi, Titular Bishop of Thabraca ; later Bishop of Presidente Prudente
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Luiz Colussi, Titular Bishop of Gor ; next Coadjutor Bishop of Lins , succeeding as Bishop of Lins, Bishop of Caçador
• Geraldo Majella Agnelo, ; previously Bishop of Toledo ; later Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia , created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova, President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
• Albano Bortoletto Cavallin, died 2017; previously Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Curitiba , Bishop of Guarapuava
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Vicente Costa , Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ ; next Bishop of Umuarama , Bishop of Jundiaí
• * Auxiliary Bishop: José Lanza Neto, Titular Bishop of Mades ; later Bishop of Guaxupé
• Orlando Brandes, previously Bishop of Joinville ; next Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida
• Geremias Steinmetz, previously Bishop of Paranavaí .