The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Brasilia) 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
São Carlos
São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is t ...
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
* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal from the
Diocese of São Paulo
* November 25, 1957: Renamed as Diocese of São Carlos
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
* Bishops of São Carlos
** Bishop
Paulo Cezar Costa
Paulo Cezar Costa (born 20 July 1967) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasilia since December 2020. He has been a bishop since 2010 and served as Bishop of São Carlos from 2016 to 2020.
...
(2016.06.22 - present)
** Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (2006.11.22 – 2015.12.16)
** Bishop
Joviano de Lima Júnior,
S.S.S. (1995.10.25 – 2006.04.05), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
** Bishop
Constantino Amstalden (1986.09.19 – 1995.10.25)
** Bishop
Ruy Serra (1957.11.25 – 1986.09.19)
* Bishops of São Carlos do Pinhal (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Ruy Serra (1948.02.13 – 1957.11.25)
** Bishop
Gastão Liberal Pinto (1937.10.15 – 1945.10.24)
** Archbishop (personal title)
José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1908.08.09 – 1937.10.15)
Coadjutor bishops
*
Gastão Liberal Pinto (1934-1937)
*
Constantino Amstalden (1971-1986)
Auxiliary bishops
*
Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (2001-2003), appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana
*
Eduardo Malaspina (2018-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
José de Aquino Pereira, appointed Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1958
*
Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias in 1980
*
Virgílio de Pauli, appointed Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 1981
*
José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1991
*
Bruno Gamberini, appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo in 1995
*
Francisco José Zugliani, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 1997
*
Sérgio da Rocha
Sérgio da Rocha (; born 21 October 1959) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on 11 March 2020. Previously, he was the Archbishop of Brasília.
Biography
Da Rocha was born in Dob ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2001; future Cardinal
*
Francisco Carlos da Silva, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 2007
*
Luis Gonzaga Féchio, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011
*
Moacir Aparecido de Freitas, appointed Bishop of Votuporanga, São Paulo in 2015
References
External links
GCatholic.org Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Sao Carlos, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Christian organizations established in 1908
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1908 establishments in Brazil
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