Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal

Diocese of Jaboticabal Dioecesis Iaboticaballensis
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo in 2008
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Ribeirão Preto
Statistics
Area	5,175 km2 (1,998 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 446,000 327,000 (73.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 January 1929 (95 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Moacir Silva
Website
www.diocesejaboticabal.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal (Latin: Dioecesis Iaboticaballensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jaboticabal in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History

• 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Jaboticabal from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal

Bishops

• Bishops of Jaboticabal (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. (2015.04.22 - ...)
  • Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S. (2003.06.25 – 2014.10.05), appointed;Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias
  • Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez (1981.06.07 – 2003.06.25)
  • Bishop José Varani (1961.02.07 – 1981.06.07)
  • Archbishop (personal title) Antônio Augusto de Assis (1931.07.31 – 1961.02.07)

Coadjutor bishops

• José Varani (1950-1961)
• Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. (2001-2003)

Auxiliary bishop

• Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1946-1954), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• José de Lanza Neto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina, Parana in 2004
• Milton Kenan Júnior, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2009
• Wilson Luís Angotti Filho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)