Bishopric of Guarulhos
| Bishopric of Guarulhos | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
| Diocesan bishop | Edmilson Amador Caetano OCist |
| founding | 1981 |
| surface | 341 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,324,781 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 858,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 64.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 58 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,300 |
| Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 80 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao |
| Website | http://diocesedeguarulhos.org.br/ |
The Diocese of Guarulhos ( Latin Dioecesis Guaruliensis , Portuguese Diocese de Guarulhos ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Guarulhos in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Guarulhos was established on January 30, 1981 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Plane intellegitur from cessions of territory from the diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Paulo as a suffragan .
Bishops of Guarulhos
- João Bergese , 1981–1991, then Archbishop of Pouso Alegre
- Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini , 1991-2011
- Joaquim Justino Carreira , 2011-2013
- Edmilson Amador Caetano OCist , since 2014
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Guarulhos - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Plane intellegitur , AAS 73 (1981), n.6, p. 447ff.