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Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
8,767 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)322,052254,969 (79.2%)

Established
  
14 April 1973 (43 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Divino Espírito Santo

Bishop
  
Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos (Latin: Dioecesis Barretensis) is a diocese located in the city of Barretos in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 14 April 1973: Established as Diocese of Barretos from the Diocese of Jaboticabal and Diocese of Rio Preto

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Barretos (Latin Rite)
  • José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. (1973.04.25 – 1976.08.12)
  • Antônio Maria Mucciolo (later Archbishop) (1977.05.26 – 1989.05.30
  • Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. (1989.12.02 – 2000.12.20)
  • Antônio Gaspar (2000.12.20 – 2008.01.09)
  • Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (2008.01.09 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos Wikipedia
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