The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira ( la, Dioecesis Limeirensis) is a
diocese
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 associ ...
located in the city of
Limeira
Limeira is a city in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population is 308,482 (2020 est.) in an area of 581 km2. The elevation is 588 m. It is 154 km from São Paulo, the state capital, and 1011 km f ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
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.
History
* April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and
Diocese of Piracicaba
Bishops
* José Roberto Fortes Palau (20 November 2019 – present)
* Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (2007.06.13–2019.05.17)
*
Augusto José Zini Filho (2003.01.22–2006.11.15)
*
Ercílio Turco (1989.11.18–2002.04.24), appointed Bishop of Osasco, São Paulo
*
Fernando Legal,
S.D.B.
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(1985.04.25–1989.03.15), appointed Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, São Paulo
*
Ariovaldo Amaral,
C.SS.R. (1976.04.29–1984.04.14), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo in 2001
*
José Carlos Brandão Cabral, appointed Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais in 2013
*
José Reginaldo Andrietta, appointed Bishop of Jales, São Paulo in 2015
References
External links
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Limeira, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Christian organizations established in 1976
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1976 establishments in Brazil
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