The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.
History
- July 24, 1925: Established as Diocese of Bragança Paulista from the Diocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Bishops
- José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
- José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
- Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
- Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
- José María Pinheiro (9 March 2005 – 16 September 2009)
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (16 September 2009 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Jeremias Antônio de Jesus, appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais in 2012