Diocese of Marília
| Diocese of Marília | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Botucatu |
| Diocesan bishop | Luiz Antônio Cipolini |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Osvaldo Giuntini |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 11,959 km² |
| Parishes | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 734,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 586,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 79.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 66 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,309 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 65 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 119 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de São Bento |
| Website | diocesedemarilia.net.br |
The Diocese of Marilia ( Latin Dioecesis Mariliensis , Portuguese Diocese de Marilia ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Marilia in the state of São Paulo .
history
The Diocese of Marília was founded on February 16, 1952 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad Episcoporum munus from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Lins and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Botucatu as a suffragan .
Bishops of Marília
- Hugo Bressane de Araújo , 1954–1975
- Daniel Tomasella OFMCap , 1975-1992
- Osvaldo Giuntini , 1992-2013
- Luiz Antônio Cipolini , since 2013
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Marília (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Diocese of Marília on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)