Diocese of Lins
| Diocese of Lins | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Botucatu |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Carlos da Silva |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Irineu Danelón SDS |
| founding | 1926 |
| surface | 8,261 km² |
| Parishes | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 313,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 228,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 73% |
| Diocesan priest | 76 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,723 |
| Permanent deacons | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
| Website | www.diocesedelins.com.br |
The Diocese of Lins ( Latin Dioecesis Linensis , Portuguese Diocese de Lins ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Lins in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Lins was on June 21, 1926 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ea est in praesenti from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Botucatu as the Diocese of Cafelândia and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Paulo as a suffragan .
On May 27, 1950, the diocese of Cafelândia was renamed the Diocese of Lins . The diocese of Lins gave on February 16, 1952 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Marília . On April 19, 1958, the diocese of Lins was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Botucatu as a suffragan. The diocese of Lins gave on February 15, 1964 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Bauru . Another assignment of territory took place on March 23, 1994 to establish the diocese of Araçatuba .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Cafelândia
- Ático Eusébio da Rocha , 1928–1935, then Archbishop of Curitiba
- Henrique César Fernandes Mourão SDB , 1935–1945
- Henrique Gelain , 1948-1950
Bishops of Lins
- Henrique Gelain, 1950–1964, then Bishop of Vacaria
- Pedro Paulo Koop MSC , 1964-1980
- Luiz Colussi , 1980–1983, then Bishop of Caçador
- Walter Bini SDB, 1984-1987
- Irineu Danelón SDS, 1987-2015
- Francisco Carlos da Silva , since 2015