Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Joinville
Archdiocese of Joinville Archidioecesis Ioinvillensis Arquidiocese de Joinville | |
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Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Joinville in 2016 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Joinville |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,478 km2 (3,659 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 January 1927 (98 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Joinville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Carlos Bach |
| Map | |
Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesejoinville.com.br | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Joinville (Latin: Archidioecesis Ioinvillensis) is the metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It was a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis, also in Santa Catarina, before the elevation to its current status in 2024.
Its cathedral is Catedral São Francisco Xavier, dedicated to saint Francis Xavier, in the city of Joinville.