Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

History

• July 24, 1925: Established as Diocese of Bragança Paulista from the Diocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora do Belém

Bishops

Bishops of Bragança Paulista (Latin Rite)

• José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
• José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
• Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
• Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
• José María Pinheiro (9 March 2005 – 16 September 2009)
• Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (16 September 2009 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Jeremias Antônio de Jesus, appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais in 2012

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2003-02-04 at the Wayback Machine

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