Catholic ecclesiastical territory
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas (Latin: Archidioecesis Campinensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Campinas is the see of Archdiocese.History
- June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo
- April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Campinas (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (since 2019.05.15)
- Archbishop Airton José dos Santos (2012.02.15 - 2018.04.25), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
- Archbishop Bruno Gamberini (2004.08.01 – 2011.08.28)
- Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1982.02.10 – 2004.08.01)
- Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1968.09.19 – 1982.02.10)
- Archbishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (1958.04.19 – 1968.09.19) see below
- Bishops of Campinas (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1941.12.14 – 1958.04.19) see above
- Bishop Francisco de Campos Barreto (1920.07.30 – 1941.08.22)
- Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1908.08.03 – 1920.02.01)
Coadjutor archbishops
- Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1966-1968)
- Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1975-1982)
Auxiliary bishops
- Joaquim Mamede da Silva (1916-1947)
- Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1962-1967), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
- Luiz Antônio Guedes (1997-2001) appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda, appointed Bishop of Pouso Alegre in 1916
- Agnelo Rossi, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1956; future Cardinal
- Ercílio Turco, appointed Bishop of Limeira, São Paulo in 1989
- Pedro Carlos Cipolini, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 2010
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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