Diocese of Franca
| Diocese of Franca | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto |
| Diocesan bishop | Paulo Roberto Beloto |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 6,635 km² |
| Parishes | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 863,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 681,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 78.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 58 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,620 |
| Permanent deacons | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | www.diocesefranca.org.br |
The Diocese of Franca ( Latin Dioecesis Francopolitana , Portuguese Diocese de Franca ) is a in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Franca in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese Franca was on February 20, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Rio Preto and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto as a suffragan .
Bishops of Franca
- 1971–2006 Diógenes da Silva Matthes
- 2006–2009 Caetano Ferrari OFM , then Bishop von Bauru
- 2009–2012 Pedro Luiz Stringhini , then Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes
- 2013– Paulo Roberto Beloto
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the diocese of Franca (Portuguese)
- Entry on the diocese of Franca on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Quo aptius , AAS 63 (1971), n.2, pp. 88f.