The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos (Latin: Dioecesis Guaruliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.[1]
Diocese of Guarulhos Dioecesis Guaruliensis | |
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 Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 341 km2 (132 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,220,000 790,000 (64.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1981 (43 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edmilson Amador Caetano |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
| Map | |
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History
edit- 30 January 1981: Established as Diocese of Guarulhos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Bishops of Guarulhos (Roman rite)
- Bishop João Bergese (1981.02.11 – 1991.05.05; Appointed Archbishop of Pouso Alegre)
- Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini (1991.12.04 – 2011.11.23)
- Bishop Joaquim Justino Carreira (2011.11.23 - 2013.09.01)
- Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (2014.01.29-)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
References
edit- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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