Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira

Diocese of Limeira Dioecesis Limeirensis Diocese de Limeira
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dolours
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Campinas
Metropolitan	Campinas
Statistics
Area	4,958 km^2 (1,914 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 949,059 632,706 (66.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 April 1976 (48 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrow in Limeira
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Roberto Fortes Palau
Metropolitan Archbishop	João Inácio Müller, OFM
Bishops emeritus	Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C.
Map
Website
diocesedelimeira.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira (Latin: Dioecesis Limeirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Limeira in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

History

• April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Piracicaba

Bishops

• José Roberto Fortes Palau (20 November 2019 – present)
• Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (2007.06.13–2019.05.17)^[1]
• Augusto José Zini Filho (2003.01.22–2006.11.15)
• Ercílio Turco (1989.11.18–2002.04.24), appointed Bishop of Osasco, São Paulo
• Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1985.04.25–1989.03.15), appointed Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, São Paulo
• Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R. (1976.04.29–1984.04.14), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo in 2001
• José Carlos Brandão Cabral, appointed Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais in 2013
• José Reginaldo Andrietta, appointed Bishop of Jales, São Paulo in 2015

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

External links

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

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