Roman Catholic Diocese of Lins

Diocese of Lins Dioecesis Linensis Diocese de Lins
Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Botucatu
Metropolitan	Botucatu
Statistics
Area	8,429 km2 (3,254 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 280,457 183,350 (65.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 June 1926 (98 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anthony in Lins
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of St Elizabeth of Hungary in Cafelândia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Carlos da Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop	Maurício Grotto de Camargo
Bishops emeritus	Ireneu Danelón, S.D.B.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lins (Latin: Dioecesis Linensis) is a diocese located in the city of Lins in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.

History

• June 21, 1926: Established as Diocese of Cafelândia from Diocese of Botucatu
• May 27, 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Lins

Bishops

Ordinaries in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Lins (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (2015.09.30 - present)
  • Bishop Irineu Danelón, S.D.B. (1987.11.26 – 2015.09.30)
  • Bishop Walter Bini, S.D.B. (1984.03.14 – 1987.06.17)
  • Bishop Luiz Colussi (1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05)
  • Bishop Pedro Paulo Koop, M.S.C. (1964.07.27 – 1980.10.11)
  • Bishop Henrique Gelain (1950.05.27 – 1964.03.28)
• Bishops of Cafelândia (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Henrique Gelain (1948.05.22 – 1950.05.27)
  • Bishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. (1935.12.16 – 1945.03.30)
  • Bishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha (later Archbishop) (1928.12.17 – 1935.12.16)

Coadjutor bishop

• Luiz Colussi (1980)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website