Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville
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Diocese of Joinville Dioecesis Ioinvillensis Diocese de Joinville |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
| Metropolitan | Florianópolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,478 km2 (3,659 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 986,000 641,000 (65.0%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 January 1927 (90 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Joinville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck |
| Website | |
| www.diocesejoinville.com.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville (Latin: Dioecesis Ioinvillensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal ses is Catedral São Francisco Xavier, dedicated to saint Francis Xavier, in the city of Joinville.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 744,219 Catholics (65.0% of 1,144,952 total) on 9,508 km² in 53 parishes and 5 missions with 118 priests (64 diocesan, 54 religious), 55 deacons, 228 lay religious (104 brothers, 124 sisters) and 26 seminarians.
Coordinates: 26°18′19″S 48°50′45″W / 26.3054°S 48.8458°W
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