Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
Diocese of Jundiaí Dioecesis Iundiaiensis | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile | |
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sorocaba |
| Metropolitan | Sorocaba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,262 km2 (873 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 1,155,000 980,000 (84.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 November 1966 (53 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro |
| Patron saint | Nossa Senhora do Desterro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vicente Costa |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Bishops
- Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vicente Costa (2009.12.30 - Present)
- Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (2004.01.07 – 2009.01.28), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Amaury Castanho (1996.10.02 – 2004.01.07)
- Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1982.03.11 – 1996.10.02)
- Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1966.11.21 – 1982.03.11)
Coadjutor bishops
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1980-1982)
- Amaury Castanho (1989-1996)
Auxiliary bishop
- Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1971-1980), appointed Coadjutor here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Joaquim Justino Carreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005
- Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 2011
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