Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena

Diocese of Lorena
Dioecesis Lorenensis
Diocese de Lorena
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Aparecida
Metropolitan Aparecida
Statistics
Area 5,055 km2 (1,952 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
263,590
198,938 (75.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 31 July 1937 (81 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Lorena, São Paulo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis
Emeritus Bishops Benedito Beni dos Santos
Map
Website
www.mitralorena.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena (Latin: Dioecesis Lorenensis) is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.

On Tuesday, 18 August 2012, the then-Bishop of Lorena, Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, was named by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[1]

History

Leadership

Fr. João Inácio Müller, OFM
  • Bishops of Lorena (Roman rite)
    • Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (25 September 2013 - present); formerly, Minister Provincial for the Franciscans in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil[2]
    • Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (26 April 2006 – 25 September 2013)
    • Bishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (later Archbishop) (10 January 2001 – 4 May 2005)
    • Bishop João Hipólito de Morais (11 July 1977 – 10 January 2001)
    • Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (3 November 1971 – 11 July 1977)
    • Bishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. (3 January 1966 – 27 April 1970)
    • Bishop José Melhado Campos (29 May 1960 – 22 February 1965)
    • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso (13 June 1946 – 25 July 1959)
    • Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (21 December 1940 – 3 October 1944)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F29687.php%3Findex%3D29687%26po_date%3D18.09.2012%26lang%3Den
  2. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/25/0608/01358.html

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