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Roman Catholic Diocese of Franca

Roman Catholic Diocese of Franca

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Franca (Latin: Dioecesis Francopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Franca in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

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History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Franca (Roman rite)
    • Diógenes da Silva Matthes (1971.03.11 – 2006.11.29)
    • Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. (2006.11.29 – 2009-04-15), appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo
    • Pedro Luiz Stringhini (2009-12-30 - 2012-09-19), appointed Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
    • Paulo Roberto Beloto (2013.10.23 - ...)

Coadjutor bishop

  • Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. (2002-2006)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Emílio Pignoli, appointed Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo in 1976
  • Ângelo Pignoli, appointed Bishop of Quixadá, Ceara in 2007
  • Pedro Carlos Cipolini (priest here, 1978-1987), appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 2010
  • Devair Araújo da Fonseca, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2014

References

20.5394°S 47.4014°W / -20.5394; -47.4014


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