The Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro (Latin: Dioecesis Registrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Registro in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
Diocese of Registro Dioecesis Registrensis | |
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 Catedral São Francisco Xavier in 2020 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sorocaba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,400 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 290,000 137,091 (47.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 19 January 1974 (50 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São Francisco Xavier |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. |
| Bishops emeritus | José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. |
| Website | |
| www.diocesederegistro.com.br | |
History
edit- 19 January 1974, established as Diocese of Registro from the Diocese of Itapeva and Diocese of Santos.
Special churches
edit- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora das Neves e Bom Jesus, Iguape
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Registro (Roman Rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C. (16 May 2018 - present)
- Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (26 May 1998 – 16 May 2018)
- Bishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (13 December 1974 – 26 June 1996), appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima
References
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