Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (Latin: Dioecesis Crucismogiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes Dioecesis Crucismogiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,552 km2 (985 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,233,890 596,565 (48.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1962 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Sant’Ana |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Luiz Stinghini |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
| Bishops emeritus | Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesedemogi.org.br | |
History
- 9 June 1962: Established as Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté
Bishops
- Bishops of Mogi das Cruzes (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Pedro Luiz Stinghini (24 November 2012–present)
- Bishop Airton José dos Santos (26 September 2004 – 15 April 2012), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
- Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. (28 January 1990 – 4 August 2004)
- Bishop Emílio Pignoli (24 June 1976 – 15 March 1989), appointed Bishop of Campo Limpo, São Paulo
- Bishop Paulo Rolim Loureiro (4 August 1962 – 2 August 1975)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2011
- Carlos José de Oliveira (priest here, 1992-1996), appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana in 2018
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