Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales

Diocese of Jales Dioecesis Ialespolitanus
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Ribeirão Preto
Statistics
Area	12,788 km^2 (4,937 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 359,702 291,000 (80.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 December 1959 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Assunção
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Reginaldo Andrietta
Metropolitan Archbishop	Moacir Silva
Bishops emeritus	Luiz Demétrio Valentini
Website
www.diocesedejales.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales (Latin: Dioecesis Ialespolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Jales in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History

• 12 December 1959: Established as Diocese of Jales from the [[Diocese of Rio Preto|Diocese of Rio Preto. ^{[citation needed]}]]

Leadership

• Bishops of Jales (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop José Reginaldo Andrietta (2015.10.21 - present)
  • Bishop Luiz Demétrio Valentini (1982.06.08 – 2015.10.21)
  • Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez (1970.03.09 – 1981.06.07)
  • Bishop Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. (1960.02.13 – 1968.11.07)

References

Citations

General references

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

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