Diocese of Catanduva
| Diocese of Catanduva | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto |
| Diocesan bishop | Valdir Mamede |
| Apostolic Administrator | Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Antônio Celso Queiroz Otacílio Luziano Da Silva |
| founding | 2000 |
| surface | 4,601 km² |
| Parishes | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 304,119 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 207,856 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 68.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,724 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Santuário Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecatanduva.org.br/ |
The diocese Catanduva ( Latin Dioecesis Catanduvensis , Portuguese Diocese de Catanduva ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Catanduva in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Catanduva was established on December 23, 2000 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres from ceding territories from the dioceses of Jaboticabal , Rio Preto and São Carlos and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto as a suffragan .
Bishops of Catanduva
- Antonio Celso Queiroz , 2000-2009
- Otacílio Luziano Da Silva , 2009–2018
- Valdir Mamede , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Website of the diocese (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Diocese of Catanduva on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Venerabiles Fratres , AAS 92 (2000), n.7, p. 567f.