Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí

Diocese of Jundiaí Dioecesis Iundiaiensis
File:PH 089- Catedral N.Sra.Desterro-Jundiaí-SP.jpg Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Metropolitan	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 1,155,000 980,000 (84.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 November 1966 (57 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Patron saint	Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vicente Costa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

History

• 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Leadership

• Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Vicente Costa (2009.12.30 - Present)
  • Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (2004.01.07 – 2009.01.28)
  • Bishop Amaury Castanho (1996.10.02 – 2004.01.07)
  • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1982.03.11 – 1996.10.02)
  • Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1966.11.21 – 1982.03.11)

References

• [1]
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)