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Desenvolvimento Religioso do Norte de Santa Catarina: Diocese de Joinville

2016; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.46525/ret.v22i3.346

2525-846X

José Chafi Francisco,

Migration, Racism, and Human Rights

Resumo: O artigo parte da fundação da Colônia Dona Francisca, mais tardechamada Joinville, em 1851, ressaltando a atuação do Pe. Carlos Boegershausen,alemão, aí chegado em 1857 e aí permanecendo até sua morte em 1906.Após breve referência ao Pe. Sundrup, menciona-se a criação da diocese em1927 e a nomeação de seu primeiro bispo, Dom Pio de Freitas, em 1929, cujasatividades são elencadas. Em 1949 chega Dom Frei Inácio Dal Monte, comoCoadjutor e, em 1953, Dom Inácio Krause, nomeado Administrador Apostólicoem 1955. Nesse ano Dom Pio de Freitas renuncia por motivo de saúde. Em1957 inicia o pastoreio de Dom Gregório Warmeling, 2º bispo diocesano, ao qualse deve, entre outras obras, a renovação da diocese à luz do concílio VaticanoII e a construção da nova Catedral. Em 1994, Dom Orlando Brandes assumea diocese, aí permanecendo até 2006. Em 2007, em agosto, toma posse o 4ºbispo diocesano, Dom Irineu Roque Scherer. Na parte final do artigo é descritaa situação sócio-eclesial da diocese, alistando-se os positivos e os negativos.Abstract: At the beginning the author gives a brief outline of the Colony of Mrs.Franscisca as the territory of Joinville was called until it received its new name in1851 being called Joinville. In this city was well known the activity of Fr. CharlesBoegershausen, a German priest who arrived there in 1857 and continued uninterruptedlyworking in the parish until 1906. Reference is made to Fr. Sundrupand mention is made to the creation of the diocese in 1929 whose first bishopwas Fr. Pio de Freitas who was engaged in many laudable activities. In 1949he was succeeded by Fr. Inácio Dal Morte as coadjutor only to be replaced twoyears later for reason of lack of health, Fr. Gregório Warmeling was installed asthe second bishop of the diocese. He has the recognition of the people due tomany building projects such as the new cathedral and innovations in the dioceseinspired in the II. Vatican Council. In 1994 Fr. Orlando Brandes succeeded as thethird bishop remaining as spiritual leader of the diocese until his replacement in2006 by Fr. Irineu Roque Scherer who took over the diocese as the fourth actingbishop. At the end of the article a description of social e ecclesial situation ofthe diocese is added with an evaluation of the whole spectrum of intermediatepositions and counterpositions.