Enciclopedia Cattolica

Joinville, Diocese of

JOINVILLE, DIOCESI DI

Volume VII · p. 377 · 1951

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

JOINVILLE, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of S. Catarina, Brazil.

It was created by Pius XI through the apostolic constitution Inter Praecipua of 17 January 1927, by division of the diocese of Florianopolis, which was elevated to a metropolitan see by the same constitution; the church of S. Francesco Saverio was raised to cathedral status.

BIBL.: AAS, 19 (1927), pp. 172–76. Enrico Josi
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“JOINVILLE, DIOCESI DI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), p. 377. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/joinville-diocesi-di.