Diocese of Votuporanga
| Diocese of Votuporanga | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto |
| Diocesan bishop | Moacir Aparecido de Freitas |
| Vicar General | Lorival Ângelo Marques |
| surface | 7,695 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 255.421 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 179.006 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 70.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 29 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,967 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Website | www.diocesevotuporanga.com.br |
The diocese Votuporanga ( Latin Dioecesis Votuporangensis , Portuguese Diocese de Votuporanga ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Votuporanga in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Votuporanga was established on July 20, 2016 by Pope Francis from assignments of the dioceses of São José do Rio Preto and Jales and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Moacir Aparecido de Freitas .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Votuporanga on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Votuporanga on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della diocesi di Votuporanga (Brasile) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 20, 2016, accessed July 20, 2016 (Italian).