Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
| Diocese of São Miguel Paulista Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis | |
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Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 196 km2 (76 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 2,648,534 2,198,284 (83.0%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 March 1989 (37 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Algacir Munhak, C.S. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
| Bishops emeritus | Manuel Parrado Carral |
| Website | |
| www.diocesesaomiguel.org.br | |
The Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is São Miguel Paulista, in the city of São Paulo. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo.
History
- 15 March 1989: Established as Diocese of São Miguel Paulista from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Bishops
- Bishops of São Miguel Paulista
- Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1989.03.15 – 2008.01.09)
- Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral (2008.01.09 – 2022.09.21)
- Bishop Algacir Munhak, C.S. (2022.09.21 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José María Libório Camino Saracho, appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo in 2002
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]