The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.
Diocese of Bragança Paulista Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia Diocese de Bragança Paulista | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Campinas |
Metropolitan | Campinas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,138,000 831,000 (73%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 24 July 1925 (99 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bragança Paulista |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sérgio Aparecido Colombo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | João Inácio Müller, OFM |
Bishops emeritus | José María Pinheiro Bishop Emeritus |
Map | |
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History
edit- July 24, 1925: Established as Diocese of Bragança Paulista from the Diocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Special churches
edit- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora do Belém
Bishops
edit- Bishops of Bragança Paulista (Latin Rite)
- José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
- José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
- Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
- Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
- José María Pinheiro (9 March 2005 – 16 September 2009)
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (16 September 2009 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Jeremias Antônio de Jesus, appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais in 2012
References
edit- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2003-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
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