Diocese of Osasco
| Diocese of Osasco | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
| Diocesan bishop | João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa OFM |
| Vicar General | Claudemir José dos Santos |
| founding | 1989 |
| surface | 2,495 km² |
| Parishes | 87 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,573,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,119,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 82.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 101 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,161 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 79 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 165 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
| Website | www.diocesedeosasco.com.br |
The Diocese of Osasco ( Latin Dioecesis Osascanensis , Portuguese Diocese de Osasco ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Osasco in the state of São Paulo .
history
The Diocese of Osasco was established on March 15, 1989 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Coram ipsimet Nos from ceding territories of the Archdiocese of São Paulo and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Osasco
- Francisco Manuel Vieira , 1989-2002
- Ercílio Turco , 2002–2014
- João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa OFM , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Osasco (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Diocese of Osasco on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Coram ipsimet Nos , AAS 81 (1989), n.9, p. 1009ff.