Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales

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Rite Latin Rite Area 12,788 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)359,702291,000 (80.9%) Established 12 December 1959 (57 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora da Assunção Bishop Luiz Demétrio Valentini Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto

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

History

12 December 1959: Established as Diocese of Jales from the Diocese of Rio Preto

Bishops of Jales (Roman rite)

Bishop Luiz Demétrio Valentini (1982.06.08 – present)

Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez (1970.03.09 – 1981.06.07)

Bishop Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. (1960.02.13 – 1968.11.07)

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