Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí

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Diocese of Jundiaí
Dioecesis Iundiaiensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Sorocaba
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 2,262 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

995,434 (2004)
846,119 (85.0%)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Gil Antônio Moreira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí {Latin: Iundiaien(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

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[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (2004.01.07 – present)
    • Bishop Amaury Castanho (1996.10.02 – 2004.01.07)
    • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1982.03.11 – 1996.10.02)
    • Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1966.11.21 – 1982.03.11)

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