Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São José dos Campos in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
Diocese of São José dos Campos Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia Diocese de São José dos Campos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aparecida |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,271 km2 (1,263 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 872,654 680,670 (78%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1981 (39 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dismas in São José dos Campos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Valmor César Teixeira |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocese-sjc.org.br | |
History
- January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of São José dos Campos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté
Bishops
- Bishops of São José dos Campos (Latin Church)
- Bishop Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (1981.02.11 – 1991.01.23), appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (Cardinal in 2003)
- Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (1991.05.11 – 2003.10.01), appointed Bishop of Santo André, São Paulo
- Bishop Moacir Silva (2004.10.20 – 2013.04.24), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto by Pope Francis
- Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (2014.03.20 - present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Dimas Lara Barbosa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2003
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