Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro

Diocese of Registro Dioecesis Registrensis
Catedral São Francisco Xavier in 2020
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area	13,400 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 290,000 137,091 (47.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	19 January 1974 (50 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Francisco Xavier
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.
Bishops emeritus	José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D.
Website
www.diocesederegistro.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro (Latin: Dioecesis Registrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Registro in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

History

• 19 January 1974, established as Diocese of Registro from the Diocese of Itapeva and Diocese of Santos.

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora das Neves e Bom Jesus, Iguape

Basílica Nossa Senhora das Neves e Bom Jesus

Leadership

• Bishops of Registro (Roman Rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C. (16 May 2018 - present)
  • Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (26 May 1998 – 16 May 2018)
  • Bishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (13 December 1974 – 26 June 1996), appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy