Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
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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 (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 872,654 680,670 (78%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 January 1981 (42 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
- January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of São José dos Campos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté
Bishops
- 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
- Dimas Lara Barbosa was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2003
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