Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba
Diocese of Araçatuba Dioecesis Arassatubensis Diocese de Araçatuba | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
Metropolitan | Botucatu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,798 km2 (3,783 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 500,000 424,550 (84.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 23 March 1994 (30 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida in Araçatuba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sérgio Krzywy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Maurício Grotto de Camargo |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba (Latin: Dioecesis Arassatubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçatuba in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.
History
[edit]- March 23, 1994: Established as Diocese of Araçatuba from the Diocese of Lins
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Araçatuba (Latin Rite)
- José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)
- Maurício Grotto de Camargo (Apostolic Administrator 2003.09.17 – 2004.05.24)
- Sérgio Krzywy (2004.05.26 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo
Sources
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