Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
Diocese of São José do Rio Preto ; Dioecesis Riopretensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Ribeirão Preto
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	; 934,000; 701, 000 (75.05%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	25 January 1929 (95 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São José
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tomé Ferreira da Silva
Map
	File:Diocesi di São José do Rio Preto (San Paolo, Brasile).jpg
Website
	www.bispado.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto (Latin: Dioecesis Riopretensis) is a diocese located in the city of São José do Rio Preto in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History

25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal
11 December 2002: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

Bishops of São José do Rio Preto (Roman rite)
- Tomé Ferreira da Silva (16 November 2012–present)
- Bishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto (25 February 2006–2012); elevated to Archbishop of Uberaba
- Bishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (25 April 1997–8 December 2004); elevated to Archbishop of Belem do Para, then Archbishop of Sao Sebastio Rio de Janeiro
Bishops of Rio Preto (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (4 August 1968–26 February 1997)
- Bishop Lafayette Libânio (27 December 1930–3 November 1966)

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