The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira ( la, Dioecesis Limeirensis) is a

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located in the city of

Limeira Limeira is a city in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population is 308,482 (2020 est.) in an area of 581 km2. The elevation is 588 m. It is 154 km from São Paulo, the state capital, and 1011 km f ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

* April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Piracicaba

Bishops

* José Roberto Fortes Palau (20 November 2019 – present) * Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (2007.06.13–2019.05.17) *

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(2003.01.22–2006.11.15) *

Ercílio Turco Ercílio Turco (13 March 1938 – 30 October 2019) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Turco was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira The Roman Catholic Dioce ...

(1989.11.18–2002.04.24), appointed Bishop of Osasco, São Paulo *

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, S.D.B. (1985.04.25–1989.03.15), appointed Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, São Paulo * Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R. (1976.04.29–1984.04.14), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Sérgio Aparecido Colombo Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (29 August 1954) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista, Bishop of Bragança Paulista since 2009. He was an auxiliary bishop in Roman Catholic Diocese of Sã ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo in 2001 *

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, appointed Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais in 2013 *

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, appointed Bishop of Jales, São Paulo in 2015

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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