Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São Carlos in the Ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.
Diocese of São Carlos Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Brasilia Diocese de São Carlos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Campinas |
| Metropolitan | Campinas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,317 km2 (5,142 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,097,000 801,000 (73%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 June 1908 (112 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in São Carlos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paulo César Costa |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | João Inácio Müller, OFM |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Eduardo Malaspina |
| Bishops emeritus | Paulo Sérgio Machado |
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History
- June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal from the Diocese of São Paulo
- November 25, 1957: Renamed as Diocese of São Carlos
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of São Carlos
- Bishop Paulo Cezar Costa (2016.06.22 - present)
- Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (2006.11.22 – 2015.12.16)
- Bishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. (1995.10.25 – 2006.04.05), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
- Bishop Constantino Amstalden (1986.09.19 – 1995.10.25)
- Bishop Ruy Serra (1957.11.25 – 1986.09.19)
- Bishops of São Carlos do Pinhal (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Ruy Serra (1948.02.13 – 1957.11.25)
- Bishop Gastão Liberal Pinto (1937.10.15 – 1945.10.24)
- Archbishop (personal title) José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1908.08.09 – 1937.10.15)
Coadjutor bishops
- Gastão Liberal Pinto (1934-1937)
- Constantino Amstalden (1971-1986)
Auxiliary bishops
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (2001-2003), appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana
- Eduardo Malaspina (2018-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José de Aquino Pereira, appointed Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1958
- Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias in 1980
- Virgílio de Pauli, appointed Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 1981
- José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1991
- Bruno Gamberini, appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo in 1995
- Francisco José Zugliani, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 1997
- Sérgio da Rocha, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2001; future Cardinal
- Francisco Carlos da Silva, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 2007
- Luis Gonzaga Féchio, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011
- Moacir Aparecido de Freitas, appointed Bishop of Votuporanga, São Paulo in 2015
References
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