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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

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History

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica Nossa Senhora do Belém

Bishops

Bishops of Bragança Paulista (Latin Rite)
  • José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
  • José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
  • Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
  • Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
  • José María Pinheiro (9 March 2005 – 16 September 2009)
  • Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (16 September 2009 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Jeremias Antônio de Jesus, appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais in 2012

References

22.9525°S 46.5422°W / -22.9525; -46.5422


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