Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Guarulhos Dioecesis Guaruliensis | |
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Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2012 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
Statistics | |
Area | 341 km2 (132 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,220,000 790,000 (64.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 January 1981 (43 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Edmilson Amador Caetano |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos (Latin: Dioecesis Guaruliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.[1]
History
- 30 January 1981: Established as Diocese of Guarulhos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Guarulhos (Roman rite)
- Bishop João Bergese (1981.02.11 – 1991.05.05; Appointed Archbishop of Pouso Alegre)
- Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini (1991.12.04 – 2011.11.23)
- Bishop Joaquim Justino Carreira (2011.11.23 - 2013.09.01)
- Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (2014.01.29-)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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