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Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
13,400 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 290,000 137,091 (47.3%)

Established
  
19 January 1974 (43 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral São Francisco Xavier

Bishop
  
José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro (Latin: Dioecesis Registrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Registro in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

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History

  • 19 January 1974: Established as Diocese of Registro from the Diocese of Itapeva and Diocese of Santos

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora das Neves e Bom Jesus, Iguape

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Registro (Roman rite)
  • Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (1998.05.26 – present)
  • Bishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (1974.12.13 – 1996.06.26)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro Wikipedia
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