Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos (Latin: Dioecesis Guaruliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.[1]

Diocese of Guarulhos

Dioecesis Guaruliensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Paulo
Statistics
Area341 km2 (132 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,220,000
790,000 (64.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established30 January 1981 (40 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVacant
Metropolitan ArchbishopOdilo Scherer
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History

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Bishops of Guarulhos (Roman rite)
    • Bishop João Bergese (1981.02.11 – 1991.05.05; Appointed Archbishop of Pouso Alegre)
    • Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini (1991.12.04 – 2011.11.23)
    • Bishop Joaquim Justino Carreira (2011.11.23 - 2013.09.01)
    • Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (2014.01.29-)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

References


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