Diocese of São João da Boa Vista
| Diocese of São João da Boa Vista Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis in Brasilia | |
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Catedral São João Batista in 2014
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ribeirão Preto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,089 km2 (2,737 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 677,000 448,000 (66.2%) |
| Parishes | 79 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 January 1960 |
| Cathedral | Catedral São João Batista |
| Secular priests | 245 (166 Diocesan, 79 Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Moacir Silva |
| Bishops emeritus | José Carlos Brandão Cabral |
| Map | |
| Website | |
Diocese of São João da Boa Vista — The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São João da Boa Vista in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.
History
- 16 January 1960: Established as Diocese of São João da Boa Vista from the Diocese of Rio Preto
Bishops
Bishops of São João da Boa Vista (Latin Rite)
- David Picão (1960.05.14 – 1963.05.10), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santos, São Paulo
- Tomás Vaquero (1963.07.02 – 1991.01.23), retired
- Dadeus Grings (1991.01.23 – 2000.04.12), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- David Dias Pimentel (2001.02.07 – 2016.09.28), retired
- Antônio Emídio Vilar,[1] S.D.B. (2016.09.28 – 2022.01.19), appointed Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo
- José Carlos Brandão Cabral (2022.08.03 – 2023.12.07), resigned
- Apostolic Administrator Moacir Silva (2023.12.07 – 2024.04.04), Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
- Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. (2024.01.04 – Present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini (1960-1991), appointed Bishop of Guarulhos, São Paulo
- Luiz Antônio Cipolini (1986-2013), appointed Bishop of Marília, São Paulo
- Luiz Carlos Dias (1991-2016), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo
Main churches
- Santuário de Adoração Nossa Senhora do Rosário – Mococa-SP
- Santuário do Perpétuo Socorro – São João da Boa Vista-SP
- Santuário Nossa Senhora do Desterro – Casa Branca
- Santuário Nossa Senhora Aparecida – Tambaú-SP
- Santuário Santa Luzia – Espírito Santo do Pinhal – SP
- Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora da Conceição – Caconde – SP
- Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Caconde, Caconde[2]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]
External links
References
- Back to citation (in Portuguese) 5 mil fiéis acompanham a posse do novo bispo da diocese de São João. G1. Access in 20 Nov. 2016
- Back to citation "Santuários Diocesanos" (in Portuguese). Diocese de São João da Boa Vista. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista, official website