Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

Diocese of Jundiaí

Dioecesis Iundiaiensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSorocaba
MetropolitanSorocaba
Statistics
Area2,262 km2 (873 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2011)
1,155,000
980,000 (84.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 November 1966 (54 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Patron saintNossa Senhora do Desterro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVicente Costa
Metropolitan ArchbishopJúlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Vicente Costa (2009.12.30 - Present)
    • Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (2004.01.07 – 2009.01.28), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Amaury Castanho (1996.10.02 – 2004.01.07)
    • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1982.03.11 – 1996.10.02)
    • Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1966.11.21 – 1982.03.11)

Coadjutor bishops

  • Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1980-1982)
  • Amaury Castanho (1989-1996)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1971-1980), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Joaquim Justino Carreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005
  • Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 2011

References


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