Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Prelatures nullius

Foz do Iguaçu

FOZ DO IGUASSÙ

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Iguaçu, Prelature of redirects here.

Also known as: Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu

FOZ DO IGUAÇU. - Prelature in the State of Paraná in Brazil, suffragan of Curitiba, erected on 10 May 1926 by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Quum in dies. The church of the prelature is established in that of St. John the Baptist in the same city of F. do I.

The prelature extends over 87,600 sq km with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, of whom 95,000 are Catholics; it is divided into 5 parishes with 11 regular priests, 6 male and 6 female religious communities (1949).

Bibliography

BIBL.: AAS, 119 (1927), pp. 81-85.

Enrico Josi

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By Enrico Josi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), coll. 1560–1561.

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Chicago

Josi, Enrico. “Foz Do Iguassù.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, coll. 1560–1561. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/foz-do-iguassu.

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Josi, Enrico. “Foz Do Iguassù.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1560–1561. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/foz-do-iguassu.

BibTeX

@incollection{ec5_foz_do_iguassu,
  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Foz Do Iguassù},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1560--1561},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/foz-do-iguassu}
}

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