Diocese of Jaboticabal

Dioecesis Iaboticaballensis
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo in 2008
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceRibeirão Preto
Statistics
Area5,175 km2 (1,998 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
446,000
327,000 (73.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 January 1929 (94 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B.
Metropolitan ArchbishopMoacir Silva
Website
www.diocesejaboticabal.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal (Latin: Dioecesis Iaboticaballensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jaboticabal in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History

  • 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Jaboticabal from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal

Bishops

  • Bishops of Jaboticabal (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. (2015.04.22 - ...)
    • Bishop Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. (2003.06.25 – 2014.10.05), appointed;Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias
    • Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez (1981.06.07 – 2003.06.25)
    • Bishop José Varani (1961.02.07 – 1981.06.07)
    • Archbishop (personal title) Antônio Augusto de Assis (1931.07.31 – 1961.02.07)

Coadjutor bishops

  • José Varani (1950-1961)
  • Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. (2001-2003)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1946-1954), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • José de Lanza Neto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina, Parana in 2004
  • Milton Kenan Júnior, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2009
  • Wilson Luís Angotti Filho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011

References


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