The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto ( la, Dioecesis Riopretensis) is a
diocese located in the city of
São José do Rio Preto in the
ecclesiastical province of
Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.
History
* 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto from the
Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal
* 11 December 2002: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basílica Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Rio Preto
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
*
Bishops of São José do Rio Preto (Roman rite), below
** Bishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. (19 January 2022 – present)
** Bishop
Tomé Ferreira da Silva (16 November 2012 – 18 August 2021)
** Bishop
Paulo Mendes Peixoto (25 February 2006 – 7 March 2012); elevated to
Archbishop
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of Uberaba
** Bishop
Orani João Tempesta,
O. Cist.
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(25 April 1997 – 8 December 2004); elevated to Archbishop of Belem do Para, then Archbishop of Sao Sebastio Rio de Janeiro; future Cardinal
* Bishops of Rio Preto (Roman Rite), below
** Bishop
José de Aquino Pereira
José de Aquino Pereira (April 22, 1920 – November 17, 2011) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pereira was born in Brazil and ordained a priest on December 3, 1944 from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal. Pereira was a ...
(4 August 1968 – 26 February 1997)
** Bishop
Lafayette Libânio
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(27 December 1930 – 3 November 1966)
Auxiliary bishop
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José Joaquim Gonçalves
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(1957-1973), appointednBishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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David Dias Pimentel
David Dias Pimentel (March 18, 1941 – March 16, 2021) was a Portuguese bishop living in Brazil since his youth. His last pastoral work was that of Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo.
Biography
Dom David was born in the Arc ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1996
References
GCatholic.org Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1929
São José do Rio Preto, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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