Diocese of Barretos
| Diocese of Barretos | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto |
| Diocesan bishop | Milton Kenan Júnior |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Antônio Gaspar |
| Vicar General | Cláudio Aparecido Beraba |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 8,770 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 360,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 288,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,385 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 42 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 22 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Divino Espírito Santo |
| Website | http://www.diocesedebarretos.com.br/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barretos ( Latin Dioecesis Barretensis , Portuguese Diocese de Barretos ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Barretos in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Barretos was on April 14, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto and the Diocese of Jaboticabal . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto as a suffragan .
Within the Brazilian Bishops' Conference , the diocese belongs to Region South I (Subregion Ribeirão Preto II).
Bishops of Barretos
- José de Matos Pereira CMF , 1973-1976
- Antônio Maria Mucciolo , 1977–1989, then Archbishop of Botucatu
- Pedro Fré CSsR , 1989-2000
- Antonio Gaspar , 2000-2008
- Edmilson Amador Caetano OCist , 2008-2014
- Milton Kenan Júnior , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Barretos on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Diocese site (Portuguese)
Footnotes
- ^ Regional Sul 1 , accessed October 2, 2019.