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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
History
- 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Bishops
- Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
- BIshop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (15 June 2022 – present)
- Bishop Vicente Costa (30 December 2009 – 15 June 2022)
- Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (7 January 2004 – 28 January 2009), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Amaury Castanho (2 October 1996 – 7 January 2004)
- Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (11 March 1982 – 2 October 1996)
- Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (21 November 1966 – 11 March 1982)
Coadjutor bishops
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1980–1982)
- Amaury Castanho (1989–1996)
Auxiliary bishop
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1971–1980), appointed Coadjutor here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Joaquim Justino Carreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005
- Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 2011
References
- "Diocese de Jundiai - Dom Vicente Costa (5° Bispo Diocesano)". Diocese de Jundiai (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
- "Diocese of Jundiaí, Brazil". GCatholic.org.
- "Jundiaí (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.
- "Diocese de Jundiaí". Diocese de Jundiaí (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2002-06-04.
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