Diocese of Bragança Paulista
| Diocese of Bragança Paulista | |
| Basic data | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Campinas |
| Diocesan bishop | Sérgio Aparecido Colombo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José María Pinheiro |
| Vicar General | José Herculano Arruda |
| founding | 1925 |
| surface | 4,400 km² |
| Parishes | 59 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,166,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 852,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 73.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 79 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 55 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,358 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 158 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 279 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | http://www.diocesedebraganca.com.br/ |
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The Diocese of Bragança Paulista ( Latin Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brazilia , Portuguese Diocese de Braganca Paulista ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bragança Paulista in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Bragança Paulista was founded on July 24, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad sacram Petri Sedem from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Paulo and the Diocese of Campinas . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Paulo as a suffragan . On April 19, 1958, the diocese of Bragança Paulista was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Campinas as a suffragan.
Bishops of Bragança Paulista
- José Maurício da Rocha , 1927–1969
- José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares , 1971–1976
- Antonio Pedro Misiara , 1976-1995
- Bruno Gamberini , 1995–2004, then Archbishop of Campinas
- José María Pinheiro , 2005–2009
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo , since 2009