The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal ( la, Dioecesis Iaboticaballensis) is a

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located in the city of

Jaboticabal Jaboticabal is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 77,652 (2020 est.) in an area of 707 km². The town takes its name from the ''jabuticaba'' tree. Jaboticabal is home to the UNESP university campus, and is ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

* 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Jaboticabal from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal

Bishops

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 Jaboticabal (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop

Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese football ...

, S.D.B. (2015.04.22 - ...) ** Bishop Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. (2003.06.25 – 2014.10.05), appointed;Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias ** Bishop

Luíz Eugênio Pérez Luíz Eugênio Pérez (May 5, 1928 – November 14, 2012) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jabuticabal. Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...

(1981.06.07 – 2003.06.25) ** Bishop

José Varani José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(1961.02.07 – 1981.06.07) ** Archbishop (personal title)

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(1931.07.31 – 1961.02.07)

Coadjutor bishops

(1950-1961) *

Fernando Antônio Brochini Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

, C.S.S. (2001-2003)

Auxiliary bishop

Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብ� ...

, O. Carm. (1946-1954), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

José de Lanza Neto José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina, Parana in 2004 *

Milton Kenan Júnior Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2009 *

Wilson Luís Angotti Filho Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1929 Jaboticabal, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub