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Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Manuel Parrado Carral

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
196 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 2,648,534 2,198,284 (83.0%)

Established
  
15 March 1989 (28 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis) is a diocese located in the district of São Miguel Paulista, in the city and Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 15 March 1989: Established as Diocese of São Miguel Paulista from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of São Miguel Paulista (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1989.03.15 – 2008.01.09)
  • Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral (2008.01.09 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista Wikipedia
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