The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos ( la, Dioecesis Barretensis) is a

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located in the city of

Barretos Barretos is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has approximately 122,833 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and an area of 1566.1 km². Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto. History The ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

* 14 April 1973: Established as Diocese of Barretos from the

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and

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Leadership

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s of Barretos (Latin Rite) **

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, C.M.F. (1973.04.25 – 1976.08.12) **

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(1977.05.26 – 1989.05.30), appointed Archbishop of Botucatu, São Paulo **

Pedro Fré Pedro Fré CSsR (August 30, 1924 – April 3, 2014) was a Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Fré was named bishop of the Diocese of Corumbá, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Po ...

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(1989.12.02 – 2000.12.20) **

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(2000.12.20 – 2008.01.09) ** Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (2008.01.09 – 2014.01.29), appointed Bishop of Guarulhos, São Paulo **

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References

GCatholic.org

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