en Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira

Diocese of Limeira

*Dioecesis Limeirensis*

Diocese de 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 km2 (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

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

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

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

This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.