The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí () is a

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located in the city of

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in the

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History

* 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and

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Bishops

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s of Jundiaí (

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(15 June 2022 – present) ** Bishop Vicente Costa (30 December 2009 – 15 June 2022) ** Bishop

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(7 January 2004 – 28 January 2009), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais ** Bishop

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(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) *

(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

* * * * Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1966 Jundiaí, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub