Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
Appearance
Diocese of São Miguel Paulista Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis | |
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![]() Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
Statistics | |
Area | 196 km2 (76 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,648,534 2,198,284 (83.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 March 1989 (35 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Algacir Munhak, C.S. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
Bishops emeritus | Manuel Parrado Carral |
Website | |
www.diocesesaomiguel.org.br |
The Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is São Miguel Paulista, in the city of São Paulo. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo.
History
- 15 March 1989: Established as Diocese of São Miguel Paulista from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Bishops
- Bishops of São Miguel Paulista
- Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1989.03.15 – 2008.01.09)
- Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral (2008.01.09 – 2022.09.21)
- Bishop Algacir Munhak, C.S. (2022.09.21 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José María Libório Camino Saracho, appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo in 2002
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