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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Phone
  
+55 11 4033-0858

Bishop
  
Sérgio Aparecido Colombo

Area
  
4,400 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Airton José dos Santos

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 1,138,000 831,000 (73%)

Established
  
24 July 1925 (91 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bragança Paulista

Emeritus Bishops
  
José María Pinheiro Bishop Emeritus

Address
  
R. Cel. Assis Gonçalves, 521 - Centro, Bragança Paulista - SP, 12900-480, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas

Similar
  
Paróquia Imaculada coração d, Mitra Diocesana de Braga, Santuário do Senhor Bom Jesu, Paróquia Nossa Senhora

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the Ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

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History

  • July 24, 1925: Established as Diocese of Bragança Paulista from the Diocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora do Belém

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Bragança Paulista (Latin Rite)
  • José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
  • José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
  • Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
  • Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02)
  • José María Pinheiro (2005.03.09 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista Wikipedia
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