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Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

Dioecesis Sancti Josephi Riopretensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B., Bishop
  • Tomé Ferreira da Silva, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 11 December 2002
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 7,784 (3,006 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://bispado.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Delegado Pinto de Toledo 2160, Parque Industrial, 15025-075, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (017)2136-8699
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Rio Preto
25 January 1929ErectedDiocese of São Carlos do Pinhal (Rio Preto, Ibirá, Santa Adélia, Tabapuã, Mirassol, Nova Granada, Monte Aprazível, Tanabi, Ariranha, Catanduva, Potirendaba, Inácio Uchoa, Cedral, José Bonifácio, and Fernando Prestes) Diocese of Rio Preto (erected)
14 February 1958Territory LostDiocese of Rio Preto (Fernando Prestes) Diocese of Jaboticabal
14 February 1958Territory LostDiocese of Rio Preto (Cândido Rodrigues and Vila Negri (in Taquaritinga)) Diocese of São Carlos
19 April 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Rio Preto (from São Paulo)
12 December 1959Territory LostDiocese of Rio Preto (Jales, Auriflama, Cardoso, Dolcinópolis, Estrêla d'Oeste, Fernandópolis, General Salgado, Guaraní d'Oeste, Indiaporä, Meridiano, Palmeira d'Oeste, Populina, Santa Albertina, Santa Fé do Sul, Sud Mennùçci, Tres Fronteiras, Urania, and parts of ...) Diocese of Jales (erected)
10 October 1969Territory AddedDiocese of Jaboticabal (Riolândia, Paulo de Faria, Orindiuva, Icém, and Altair) Diocese of Rio Preto
10 October 1969Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Carolina (Gandido Rodrigues, Taquaritinga, Santa Ernestina, and Dobrada)
Diocese of Rio Preto (Palmares, Ariranha, and Santa Adélia)
Diocese of Jaboticabal
9 February 2000Territory LostDiocese of Jaboticabal (Ariranha, Palmares Paulista, Paraíso, and Santa Adélia)
Diocese of Rio Preto (Catanduva, Catiguá, Elisário, Ibirá, Nováis, Pindorama, Tabapuá, and Urêpes)
Diocese of São Carlos (Irapua, Itajobi, Marapoama, Novo Horizonte, and Sales)
Diocese of Catanduva (erected)
Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
11 December 2002Name ChangedDiocese of Rio Preto Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
20 July 2016Territory LostDiocese of Jales (Cardoso)
Diocese of São José do Rio Preto (Álvares Florence, Américo de Campos, Buritama, Cosmorama, Floreal, Gastão Vidigal, Lourdes, Macaubal, Magda, Monções, Nhandeara, Nova Luzitânia, Parisi, Paulo de Faria, Planalto, Pontes Gestal, Riolândia, Sebastianópolis do Sul, Tanabi, Turiúba, União ...)
Diocese of Votuporanga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Rio Preto
1948600,000610,00098.4%27204712,765246941ap1951
1966900,0001,000,00090.0%28447212,5005014941ap1967
1970613,886.0%274370014942ap1971
1976417,000556,90074.9%4935844,9644313353ap1977
1980499,100659,00075.7%4328717,0293512757ap1981
1990666,000687,00096.9%6923927,2392410173ap1991
1999740,000932,60079.3%93151086,851199683ap2000
2000682,000858,00079.5%91151066,433199683ap2001
2001662,604788,81584.0%87251125,916308985ap2002
2002760,081904,81684.0%88271156,6091398985ap2003
Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
2003765,492959,74379.8%88261146,7141388789ap2004
2004637,844850,45875.0%97221195,3601487689ap2005
2010685,000913,00075.0%98341325,18917778593ap2011
2012718,000958,00074.9%110221325,43915708494ap2015
2016561,500748,30075.0%88301184,758458370bul:20Jul2016
2017569,590759,08375.0%106341404,0689455469ap2018
2020583,000776,85075.0%101231244,70117346569ap2021
2022586,000781,03975.0%102271294,54216346671ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Rio Preto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 359, to Page 362
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 90, to Page 94
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 71, and Page 72
  • Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 95, Page 364, and Page 365

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