The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São José do Rio Preto (Latin: Archidioecesis Riopretensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of São José do Rio Preto in Brazil.
History
- 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal
- 12 December 1959: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Jales
- 14 April 1973: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Barretos
- 9 February 2000: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Catanduva
- 11 December 2002: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
- 20 July 2016: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Votuporanga
- 22 May 2025: Elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese; the ecclesiastical province of São José do Rio Preto was erected by Pope Leo XIV.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Suffragan dioceses
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of São José do Rio Preto (Roman rite), below
- Bishops of Rio Preto (Roman Rite), below Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (4 August 1968 – 26 February 1997); Bishop Lafayette Libânio (27 December 1930 – 3 November 1966)
Auxiliary bishop
- José Joaquim Gonçalves (1957-1973), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- David Dias Pimentel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1996