Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
Diocese of São José dos Campos Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia Diocese de São José dos Campos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aparecida |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,271 km2 (1,263 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 872,654 680,670 (78%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1981 (43 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dismas in São José dos Campos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Valmor César Teixeira |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocese-sjc.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São José dos Campos, in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
[edit]- January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of São José dos Campos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of São José dos Campos (Latin Church)
- Bishop Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (1981.02.11 – 1991.01.23), appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (Cardinal in 2003)
- Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (1991.05.11 – 2003.10.01), appointed Bishop of Santo André, São Paulo
- Bishop Moacir Silva (2004.10.20 – 2013.04.24), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto by Pope Francis
- Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (2014.03.20 - present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Dimas Lara Barbosa was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2003
References
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