The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba (Latin: Dioecesis Arassatubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçatuba in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.
Diocese of Araçatuba Dioecesis Arassatubensis Diocese de Araçatuba | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
| Metropolitan | Botucatu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,798 km2 (3,783 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 500,000 424,550 (84.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 March 1994 (30 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida in Araçatuba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sérgio Krzywy |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Maurício Grotto de Camargo |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
edit- March 23, 1994: Established as Diocese of Araçatuba from the Diocese of Lins
Bishops
edit- Bishops of Araçatuba (Latin Rite)
- José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)
- Maurício Grotto de Camargo (Apostolic Administrator 2003.09.17 – 2004.05.24)
- Sérgio Krzywy (2004.05.26 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo
Sources
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