Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

Diocese of Bragança Paulista Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia Diocese de Bragança Paulista
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Campinas
Metropolitan	Campinas
Statistics
Area	4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 1,138,000 831,000 (73%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 July 1925 (98 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bragança Paulista
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo
Metropolitan Archbishop	João Inácio Müller, OFM
Bishops emeritus	José María Pinheiro Bishop Emeritus
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History

• July 24, 1925: Established as Diocese of Bragança Paulista from the Diocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora do Belém

Bishops

Bishops of Bragança Paulista (Latin Rite)

• José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
• José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
• Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
• Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
• José María Pinheiro (9 March 2005 – 16 September 2009)
• Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (16 September 2009 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Jeremias Antônio de Jesus, appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais in 2012

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2003-02-04 at the Wayback Machine