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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu

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Parishes
  
45

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
10,248 km²

Patron saint
  
Saint Anne

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 544,000 461,000 (84.7%)

Established
  
7 June 1908 (108 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral Basilica of St Anne in Botucatu

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Maurício Grotto de Camargo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu (Latin: Archidioecesis Botucatuensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Botucatu in Brazil.

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History

  • June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Botucatu from the Diocese of São Paulo

    • In 1937 the bishop of the diocese, Carlos Duarte Costa resigned under pressure from the Vatican. He would later go on to form a Brazilian Catholic Church that allowed married priests and ended personal confessions.

  • April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Botucatu (Latin Rite)
  • Lúcio Antunes de Souza (1908.10.17 – 1923.10.19)
  • Carlos Duarte Costa (1924.07.04 – 1937.09.22)
  • Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1938.04.12 – 1946.05.05)
  • Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. (1948.05.15 – 1958.04.19)
  • Archbishops of Botucatu
  • Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. (1958.04.19 – 1968.03.27)
  • Vicente Ângelo José Marchetti Zioni (1968.03.27 – 1989.05.30)
  • Antônio Maria Mucciolo (1989.05.30 – 2000.06.07)
  • Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. (2000.06.07 – 2008.11.19)
  • Maurício Grotto de Camargo (2008.11.19 - present)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Araçatuba
  • Diocese of Assis
  • Diocese of Bauru
  • Diocese of Lins
  • Diocese of Marília
  • Diocese of Ourinhos
  • Diocese of Presidente Prudente

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu Wikipedia
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