Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto Archidioecesis Rivi Nigri | |
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 Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,897 km2 (3,435 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 927,625 742,100 (80.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 June 1908 (115 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Moacir Silva |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto (
archdiocese located in the city of Ribeirão Preto
in Brazil.
Bishop
Rome, Italy
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He was ordained a priest on December 6, 1986, and was incardinated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos. He then held the following positions: Diocesan Youth Pastoral Coordinator (1983-1986); Diocesan Coordinator of
College of Consultors (1991-2003); Diocesan Coordinator of Pastoral Care of the Family (1993-1999); Parish Administrator of the Diocesan Cathedral Parish (1992-1993); Vicar General of the Diocese (1993-2003); Director of the School for the Diaconal Training Program (1992-2004); Judge of the Interdiocesan Tribunal at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida
in Aparecida (since 1993); Parish Pastor of the Diocesan Cathedral Parish São Dimas (1993-2004); Diocesan Administrator (2003-2004).
On October 20, 2004, he was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos by Pope John Paul II in the last months of his pontificate. He received episcopal ordination on December 11, 2004.
From 2008, he has served as a member of the Brazilian National Episcopal Commission for Ecclesiastical Courts of Second Instance (of Appeal), and in 2011 he became Vice Chairman of the Regional Bishops' Conference of the State of Sao Paulo.[1]
History
- 7 June 1908: Established as Diocese of Ribeirão Preto from the Diocese of São Paulo
- 19 April 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
Bishops
- Bishops of Ribeirão Preto (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Alberto José Gonçalves (1908.12.05 – 1945.03.06)
- Bishop Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux (1946.02.22 – 1950.08.19), appointed Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana
- Bishop Luis do Amaral Mousinho (1952.03.18 – 1958.04.19 see below)
- Archbishops of Ribeirão Preto (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Luis do Amaral Mousinho (see above 1958.04.19 – 1962.04.24)
- Archbishop Cardinalin 1965)
- Archbishop Felix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. (1965.03.25 – 1972.07.12)
- Archbishop Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1972.07.12 – 1981.12.22)
- Archbishop Romeu Alberti (1982.06.03 – 1988.08.06)
- Archbishop Arnaldo Ribeiro (1988.12.28 – 2006.04.05)
- Archbishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. (2006.04.05 – 2012.06.21)
- Archbishop Moacir Silva (2013.04.24 - present); formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
Coadjutor Archbishop
- Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1967-1972)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux (1940-1946), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- João Bergese, appointed Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo in 1981
- Diógenes da Silva Matthes, appointed Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo in 1971
- Ilson de Jesus Montanari, appointed titular archbishop and Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in 2013
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Barretos
- Diocese of Catanduva
- Diocese of Franca
- Diocese of Jaboticabal
- Diocese of Jales
- Diocese of São João da Boa Vista
- Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
- Diocese of Votuporanga
