José Antônio Peruzzo

José Antônio Peruzzo (born 19 April 1960) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Curitiba since January 2015. He was Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão from 2005 to 2015.

Biography José Antônio Peruzzo was born on 19 April 1960 in Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. He attended the Marist College and the São José Minor Seminary in Curitiba. He completed his philosophical studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (1979-1981) and the theological studies in the Studium Theologicum (1982-1985). He continued his studies in Rome, obtaining a licenciate in sacred scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1988-1992) and a doctorate in biblical theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (2002-2004). On 22 December 1985, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cascavel. He received his episcopal consecration on 23 November He was installed there on 19 March.

He heads the committee for Biblical-Religious Engagement of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil.