Diocese of Jundiaí
| Diocese of Jundiaí | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Sorocaba |
| Diocesan bishop | Vicente Costa |
| founding | November 7, 1966 |
| surface | 2,254 km² |
| Parishes | 66 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,241,153 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,022,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 82.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 76 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,827 |
| Permanent deacons | 96 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 176 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro |
| Website | http://www.dj.org.br/ |
The Diocese of Jundiaí ( Latin Dioecesis Iundiaiensis , Portuguese Diocese de Jundiaí ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Jundiaí in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese Jundiaí was on November 17, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Campinas and the Archdiocese of São Paulo . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Sorocaba as a suffragan .
Bishops of Jundiaí
- Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto OCarm , 1966-1982
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida , 1982-1996
- Amaury Castanho , 1996-2004
- Gil Antônio Moreira , 2004–2009, then Archbishop of Juiz de Fora
- Vicente Costa , since 2009