Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena
Diocese of Lorena
Dioecesis Lorenensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Metropolitan |
Aparecida |
| Statistics |
| Area |
5,055 km2 (1,952 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
263,590
198,938 (75.5%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Benedito Beni dos Santos |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena (Latin: Dioecesis Lorenensis) is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
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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