Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes

Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes Dioecesis Crucismogiensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
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 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pedro Luiz Stinghini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Odilo Scherer
Map
Website
www.diocesedemogi.org.br

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.

History

• 9 June 1962: Established as Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté.
• It lost territory on 30 January 1981 to establish the Diocese of Guarulhos.

Bishops

• Bishops of Mogi das Cruzes (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Pedro Luiz Stinghini (19 September 2012–present)
  • Bishop Airton José dos Santos (4 August 2004 – 15 April 2012), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
  • Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. (18 November 1989 – 4 August 2004)
  • Bishop Emílio Pignoli (29 April 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

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)