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Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté

Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté (Latin: Dioecesis Taubatensis) is a diocese located in the city of Taubaté in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.

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History

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Tremembé, São Paulo

Leadership

  • Bishops of Taubaté (Roman rite) in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Wilson Luís Angotti Filho (15 April 2015 – present)
    • Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J. (22 May 1996 – 14 April 2015)
    • Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (6 August 1981 – 22 May 1996)
    • Bishop José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. (5 May 1976 – 6 August 1981)
    • Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (3 October 1944 – 5 May 1976)
    • Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (8 August 1936 – 8 November 1941)
    • Bishop Epaminondas Nuñez de Ávila e Silva (29 April 1909 – 29 June 1935)

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor bishop

  • José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. (1974-1976)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1955-1965), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Benedito Beni dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001

References


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