Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
- Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= São José dos Campos
latin= Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Aparecida
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de São Dimas
cocathedral =
area= 3,181
population= 900,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 699,780
catholics_percent= 77.8
bishop= Moacir Silva
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos ( _la. Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São José dos Campos in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
* January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of São José dos Campos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté
Leadership
* Bishops of São José dos Campos(Roman rite)
** Bishop Moacir Silva (2004.10.20 – present)
** Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (1991.05.11 – 2003.10.01)
** Bishop Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (later Cardinal) (1981.02.11 – 1991.01.23)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zjos6.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsajc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocese-sjc.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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