The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos () is a

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located in the city of

São José dos Campos São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and res ...

, in the

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Aparecida Aparecida is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is located in the fertile valley of the River Paraíba do Sul on the southern (right) bank. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The popu ...

in Brazil.

History

* January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of São José dos Campos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté

Bishops

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s of São José dos Campos (

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) ** Bishop

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, S.C.I. Dehonians (1981.02.11 – 1991.01.23), appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (

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in 2003) **Bishop

José Nelson Westrupp José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

, S.C.I. (1991.05.11 – 2003.10.01), appointed Bishop of Santo André, São Paulo **Bishop

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(2004.10.20 – 2013.04.24), appointed Archbishop of

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**Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (2014.03.20 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Dimas Lara Barbosa Dimas Lara Barbosa (born April 1, 1956) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 2003 till 2011, when he became archbishop of Campo Grande. Life Born in Boa E ...

was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2003

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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