Roman Catholic Diocese of Lins
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Lins Dioecesis Linensis Diocese de Lins | |
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Cathedral of St. Anthony | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
Metropolitan | Botucatu |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,429 km2 (3,254 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 280,457 183,350 (65.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 June 1926 (98 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Lins |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St Elizabeth of Hungary in Cafelândia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francisco Carlos da Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Maurício Grotto de Camargo |
Bishops emeritus | Ireneu Danelón, S.D.B. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lins (Latin: Dioecesis Linensis) is a diocese located in the city of Lins in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.
History
- June 21, 1926: Established as Diocese of Cafelândia from Diocese of Botucatu
- May 27, 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Lins
Bishops
Ordinaries in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Lins (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (2015.09.30 - present)
- Bishop Irineu Danelón, S.D.B. (1987.11.26 – 2015.09.30)
- Bishop Walter Bini, S.D.B. (1984.03.14 – 1987.06.17)
- Bishop Luiz Colussi (1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05)
- Bishop Pedro Paulo Koop, M.S.C. (1964.07.27 – 1980.10.11)
- Bishop Henrique Gelain (1950.05.27 – 1964.03.28)
- Bishops of Cafelândia (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Henrique Gelain (1948.05.22 – 1950.05.27)
- Bishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. (1935.12.16 – 1945.03.30)
- Bishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha (later Archbishop) (1928.12.17 – 1935.12.16)
Coadjutor bishop
- Luiz Colussi (1980)
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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