The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas ( la, Archidioecesis Campinensis) is an

archdiocese 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 associate ...

located in the city of

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...

in Brazil. Catedral Campinas SP

History

* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas 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 ...

* April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Arch

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 Campinas (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop

João Inácio Müller João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (born 15 June 1960) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 3 December 1988, Müller was named as the bishop of Lorena, Brazil on 25 September 2013. On 5 May 2019, he was appointed ...

, O.F.M. (since 2019.05.15) ** Archbishop

Airton José dos Santos Dom Airton José dos Santos (born in Bom Repouso, June 26, 1956) is a Brazilian priest and bishop, was bishop of the diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from 2002 until 2012. He was appointed Archbishop of Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') ...

(2012.02.15 - 2018.04.25), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais ** Archbishop

Bruno Gamberini Bruno Gamberini (July 16, 1950 – August 28, 2011) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas, Brazil. Born in Matão, São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous c ...

(2004.06.02 – 2011.08.28) ** Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1982.02.10 – 2004.06.02) ** Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1968.09.19 – 1982.02.10) ** Archbishop

Paulo de Tarso Campos Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr. *Paulo Jr. (footballer) * Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer * Paulo André Cren Benini (born ...

(1958.04.19 – 1968.09.19) ''see below'' * Bishops of Campinas (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1941.12.14 – 1958.04.19) ''see above'' ** Bishop Francisco de Campos Barreto (1920.07.30 – 1941.08.22) ** Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1908.08.03 – 1920.02.01)

Coadjutor archbishops

* Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1966-1968) * Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1975-1982)

Auxiliary bishops

* Joaquim Mamede da Silva (1916-1947) * Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1962-1967), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo *

Luiz Antônio Guedes Luiz is a Portuguese given name that is an alternative form of Luís. It's archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: People *Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and composer ...

(1997-2001) appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda Octávio Merlo Manteca (born 29 December 1993), simply known as Octávio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian club CSKA 1948 as a midfielder. Club career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Octávio kicked off his career with Bot ...

, appointed Bishop of Pouso Alegre in 1916 *

Agnelo Rossi Agnelo Rossi (4 May 1913 – 21 May 1995) was a Brazilian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. Biography Rossi was born on 4 May 1913 in Joaquim Egidio, Brazil, in the Dio ...

, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1956; future Cardinal *

Ercílio Turco Ercílio Turco (13 March 1938 – 30 October 2019) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Turco was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira The Roman Catholic Dioce ...

, appointed Bishop of Limeira, São Paulo in 1989 *

Pedro Carlos Cipolini Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Amparo * Diocese of Bragança Paulista *

Diocese of Limeira The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira ( la, Dioecesis Limeirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Limeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil. History * April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolita ...

* Diocese of Piracicaba *

Diocese of São Carlos 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 associate ...

Sources

GCatholic.org

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