Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira

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Rite Latin Rite Area 4,958 km² Country Brazil Metropolitan archbishop Airton José dos Santos		Pope Francis Phone +55 19 3442-5219 Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)949,059632,706 (66.7%) Established 29 April 1976 (40 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrow in Limeira Address R. Rosália Schimidt de Camargo Aranha, 51 - Jardim Colinas de Sao Joao, Limeira - SP, 13481-430, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas Similar Catedral Nossa Senhora, Paróquia Santa Luzia, Paróquia Santa Ana, Paróquia Santa Isabel De, Paróquia Sagrada Família Profiles Facebook

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira (Latin: Dioecesis Limeirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Limeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

History

April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Piracicaba

Leadership

Bishops of Limeira (Roman rite)

Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (2007.06.13–present)

Bishop Augusto José Zini Filho (2003.01.22–2006.11.15)

Bishop Ercílio Turco (1989.11.18–2002.04.24)

Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1985.04.25–1989.03.15)

Bishop Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R. (1976.04.29–1984.04.14)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira Wikipedia

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