Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel (Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cascavellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cascavel in Brazil.

History
The Diocese of Cascavel was founded on May 5, 1978 from territory of the Diocese of Toledo. On October 16, 1979, Cascavel was promoted to the status of Metropolitan Archdiocese.

Leadership

 * Bishops of Cascavel
 * Armando Círio, O.S.I. (later Archbishop) (1978.05.05 – 1979.10.16)
 * Archbishops of Cascavel
 * Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1979.10.16 – 1995.12.27)
 * Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1995.12.27 – 2007.10.31)
 * Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (2007.10.31 – 2021.03.11)
 * Adelar Baruffi (2021.09.22 – 2024.02.12)
 * Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese (02.05.2024 - ...)
 * Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
 * José Antônio Peruzzo, appointed Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana in 2005
 * Nélio Domingos Zortea, appointed Bishop of Jataí, Goias in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
 * Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
 * Diocese of Toledo