Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista

Diocese of São João da Boa Vista
Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis in Brasilia
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Ribeirão Preto
Statistics
Area 7,153 km2 (2,762 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
581,932
465,545 (80.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 16 January 1960 (58 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral São João Batista
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Antônio Emídio Vilar
Emeritus Bishops David Dias Pimentel
Website

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São João da Boa Vista in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History

Leadership

  • Bishops of São João da Boa Vista (Latin Rite)
    • David Picão (1960.05.14 – 1963.05.10)
    • Tomás Vaquero (1963.07.02 – 1991.01.23)
    • Dadeus Grings (1991.01.23 – 2000.04.12)
    • David Dias Pimentel (2001.02.07 – 2016.11.20)
    • Antônio Emídio Vilar[1] (2016.11.20 – present)

Main churches

  • Santuário de Adoração Nossa Senhora do Rosário – Mococa-SP
  • Santuário do Perpétuo Socorro – São João da Boa Vista-SP
  • Santuário Nossa Senhora do Desterro – Casa Branca
  • Santuário Nossa Senhora Aparecida – Tambaú-SP
  • Santuário Santa Luzia – Espírito Santo do Pinhal – SP
  • Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora da Conceição – Caconde – SP
  • Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Caconde, Caconde[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Portuguese) 5 mil fiéis acompanham a posse do novo bispo da diocese de São João. G1. Access in 20 Nov. 2016
  2. ↑ "Santuários Diocesanos" (in Portuguese). Diocese de São João da Boa Vista. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.


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