The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí ( la, Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a

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located in the city of

Jundiaí Jundiaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil, located north of São Paulo. The population of the city is 423,006 (2020 est.), with an area of 431.21 km². The elevation is 761 m. The GDP of the ...

in the

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History

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

Bishops

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s of Jundiaí (

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(15 June 2022 – present) ** Bishop

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(30 December 2009 – 15 June 2022) ** Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (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

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(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 Joaquim Justino Carreira (29 January 1950 − 1 September 2013) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Leiria, Portugal and ordained to the priesthood in 1977, Carreira was named bishop in 2005. In 2011, he was named bish ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005 *

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, 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