The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté ( la, Dioecesis Taubatensis) is a

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located in the city of

Taubaté Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Location Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo away, and Rio de Janeiro away), connected to both by the Presiden ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

*7 June 1908: Established as Diocese of Taubaté from the

Diocese of São Paulo In 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 provinces were administratively associat ...

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Tremembé, São Paulo

Leadership

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s of Taubaté (Roman rite) in reverse chronological order **Bishop

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(15 April 2015 – present) **Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J. (22 May 1996 – 14 April 2015) **Bishop

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, S.D.N. (6 August 1981 – 22 May 1996) **Bishop

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, S.C.I. (5 May 1976 – 6 August 1981) **Bishop

Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (10 October 1898–1 May 1989) was a Brazilian bishop. He served as Bishop of Lorena (1941-1944) and Bishop of Taubaté (1944-1976). He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. He was a suppo ...

(3 October 1944 – 5 May 1976) **Bishop

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(8 August 1936 – 8 November 1941) **Bishop

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(29 April 1909 – 29 June 1935)

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor bishop

, S.C.I. (1974-1976)

Auxiliary bishop

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, O. Carm. (1955-1965), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Benedito Beni dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001

References

GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
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