Diocese of Bauru
| Diocese of Bauru | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Botucatu |
| Diocesan bishop | Rubens Sevilha OCD |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Caetano Ferrari OFM |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 5,981 km² |
| Parishes | 41 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 539,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 483,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 89.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,547 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 37 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Divino Espírito Santo |
| Website | http://www.bispadobauru.org.br/ |
The Diocese of Bauru ( Latin Dioecesis Bauruensis , Portuguese Diocese de Bauru ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bauru in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Bauru was on February 11, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Erected with the Apostolic Constitution of Christ Gregory from cedings of the Archdiocese of Botucatu and the Diocese of Lins . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Botucatu as a suffragan .
Bishops of Bauru
- Vicente Ângelo José Marchetti Zioni , 1964–1968, then Archbishop of Botucatu
- Cândido Rubens Padín OSB , 1970–1990
- Aloysio José Leal Penna SJ , 1990–2000, then Archbishop of Botucatu
- Luiz Antônio Guedes , 2001–2008, then Bishop of Campo Limpo
- Caetano Ferrari OFM , 2009-2018
- Rubens Sevilha OCD , since 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Christi Gregis , AAS 57 (1965), n.2, p. 141ff.