Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena

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Diocese of Lorena
Dioecesis Lorenensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Aparecida
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 5,055 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
263,590 (2004)
198,938 (75.5%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Ordinaries
Bishop: Benedito Beni dos Santos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena {Latin: Lorenen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Lorena (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (2006.04.26 – present)
    • Bishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (later Archbishop) (2001.01.10 – 2005.05.04)
    • Bishop João Hipólito de Morais (1977.07.11 – 2001.01.10)
    • Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (1971.11.03 – 1977.07.11)
    • Bishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. (1966.01.03 – 1970.04.27)
    • Bishop José Melhado Campos (1960.05.29 – 1965.02.22)
    • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso (1946.06.13 – 1959.07.25)
    • Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (1940.12.21 – 1944.10.03)

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