The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba ( la, Dioecesis Arassatubensis) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Araçatuba
Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 198,129 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and spans . The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum)". Araà ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Botucatu in Brazil.
History
* March 23, 1994: Established as Diocese of Araçatuba from the
Diocese of Lins
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lins ( la, 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
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Bishops
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Araçatuba (Latin Rite)
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José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)
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MaurÃcio Grotto de Camargo MaurÃcio is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive is Maurinho.
Sportspeople with the name include:
*MaurÃcio José da Silveira Júnior, Brazilian footballer in Greece
*MaurÃcio Copertino, Brazilian footballer
*MaurÃcio ...
(Apostolic Administrator 2003.09.17 – 2004.05.24)
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Sérgio Krzywy (2004.05.26 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto
Arnaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Arnaldo Abrantes (born 1986), Portuguese track and field sprinter
* Arnaldo Alonso (born 1979), Paraguayan footballer
* Arnaldo André (born 1943), soap-opera Paraguayan actor
* Arn ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1994
Aracatuba, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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