Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales
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Diocese of Jales
Dioecesis Ialespolitanus
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Ribeirão Preto |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 359,702 291,000 (80.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 December 1959 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Assunção |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luiz Demétrio Valentini |
Website | |
www.diocesedejales.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales (Latin: Dioecesis Ialespolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Jales in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.
History
- 12 December 1959: Established as Diocese of Jales from the Diocese of Rio Preto
Leadership
- Bishops of Jales (Roman rite)
- Bishop Luiz Demétrio Valentini (1982.06.08 – present)
- Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez (1970.03.09 – 1981.06.07)
- Bishop Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. (1960.02.13 – 1968.11.07)
References
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1959
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ribeirão Preto
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs