Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes Dioecesis Crucismogiensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Ann | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,552 km2 (985 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,233,890 596,565 (48.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1962 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Sant’Ana |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Luiz Stinghini |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesedemogi.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (Latin: Dioecesis Crucismogiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 9 June 1962: Established as Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté.
- It lost territory on 30 January 1981 to establish the Diocese of Guarulhos.
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Mogi das Cruzes (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Pedro Luiz Stinghini (19 September 2012–present)
- Bishop Airton José dos Santos (4 August 2004 – 15 April 2012), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
- Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. (18 November 1989 – 4 August 2004)
- Bishop Emílio Pignoli (29 April 1976 – 15 March 1989), appointed Bishop of Campo Limpo, São Paulo
- Bishop Paulo Rolim Loureiro (4 August 1962 – 2 August 1975)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2011
- Carlos José de Oliveira (priest here, 1992-1996), appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana in 2018
References
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