Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena
Diocese of Lorena Dioecesis Lorenensis Diocese de Lorena | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aparecida |
| Metropolitan | Aparecida |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,055 km2 (1,952 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 263,590 198,938 (75.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 31 July 1937 (86 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Lorena, São Paulo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Orlando Brandes |
| Bishops emeritus | Benedito Beni dos Santos |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.mitralorena.com.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena (Latin: Dioecesis Lorenensis) is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
On Tuesday, 18 August 2012, the then-Bishop of Lorena, Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, was named by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[1]
History[edit]
- 31 July 1937: Established as Diocese of Lorena from the Diocese of Taubaté
Leadership[edit]
- Bishops of Lorena (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias (13 January 2021 – present)
- Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (25 September 2013 – 15 May 2019); formerly, Minister Provincial for the Franciscans in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;[2] appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
- Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (26 April 2006 – 25 September 2013)
- Bishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (10 January 2001 – 4 May 2005), appointed Archbishop of Sorocaba, São Paulo)
- Bishop João Hipólito de Morais (11 July 1977 – 10 January 2001)
- Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (3 November 1971 – 11 July 1977), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. (3 January 1966 – 27 April 1970), appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo
- Bishop José Melhado Campos (29 May 1960 – 22 February 1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba
- Bishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso (13 June 1946 – 25 July 1959), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba
- Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (21 December 1940 – 3 October 1944), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo
References[edit]
- ^ "Web Translator".
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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