Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa

Diocese of Ponta Grossa Dioecesis Ponta Grossa Diocese de Ponta Grossa
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Curitiba
Metropolitan	Curitiba
Statistics
Area	23,462 km2 (9,059 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 643,339 546,838 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 May 1926 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Ponta Grossa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sérgio Arthur Braschi
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante
Website
www.diocesepontagrossa.com.br

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Latin: Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull Quum in Dies Numerus of Pope Pius XI, with bula Quum in numerus. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi.

It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is composed of 13 cities: Carambeí, Castro, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Ponta Grossa, Telêmaco Borba, Ortigueira, Reserva, Tibagi, Ivaí, Piraí do Sul, Teixeira Soares, Fernandes Pinheiro, Ventania, Irati, Guamiranga, and Imbaú.