Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Jundiaí Dioecesis Iundiaiensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sorocaba |
| Metropolitan | Sorocaba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,262 km2 (873 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 1,155,000 980,000 (84.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 November 1966 (57 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro |
| Patron saint | Nossa Senhora do Desterro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. |
| Bishops emeritus | Vicente Costa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
History
- 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Bishops
- Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
- BIshop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (15 June 2022 – present)
- Bishop Vicente Costa (30 December 2009 – 15 June 2022)
- Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (7 January 2004 – 28 January 2009), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Amaury Castanho (2 October 1996 – 7 January 2004)
- Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (11 March 1982 – 2 October 1996)
- Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (21 November 1966 – 11 March 1982)
Coadjutor bishops
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1980–1982)
- Amaury Castanho (1989–1996)
Auxiliary bishop
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1971–1980), appointed Coadjutor here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Joaquim Justino Carreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005
- Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 2011
References
- "Diocese de Jundiai - Dom Vicente Costa (5° Bispo Diocesano)". Diocese de Jundiai (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
- "Diocese of Jundiaí, Brazil". GCatholic.org.
- "Jundiaí (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.
- "Diocese de Jundiaí". Diocese de Jundiaí (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2002-06-04.
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