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Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Antônio Emídio Vilar

Phone
  
+55 19 3638-1818

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
7,153 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)581,932465,545 (80.0%)

Established
  
16 January 1960 (57 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral São João Batista

Address
  
000,, Av. Dr. Oscar Pirajá Martins, 268 - Jardim Santo Andre, São João da Boa Vista - SP, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto

Similar
  
Diocese de Amparo, Igreja Perpetuo Socorro, Igreja Catedral, Paróquia São Joaquim, Paróquia de Santo Antônio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São João da Boa Vista in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

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History

  • 16 January 1960: Established as Diocese of São João da Boa Vista from the Diocese of Rio Preto

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of São João da Boa Vista (Latin Rite)
  • David Picão (1960.05.14 – 1963.05.10)
  • Tomás Vaquero (1963.07.02 – 1991.01.23)
  • Dadeus Grings (1991.01.23 – 2000.04.12)
  • David Dias Pimentel (2001.02.07 – 2016.11.20)
  • Antônio Emídio Vilar (2016.11.20 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista Wikipedia
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