Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos
| Diocese of São José dos Campos Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia Diocese de São José dos Campos | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aparecida |
| Metropolitan | Aparecida |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,271 km2 (1,263 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 872,654 680,670 (78%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1981 (34 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dismas in São José dos Campos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Valmor César Teixeira |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Raymundo Damasceno Assis |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocese-sjc.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São José dos Campos in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil. On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, Pope Francis named São José dos Campos Bishop Moacir Silva, in office since 2004, as Metropolitan Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, and so the Diocese of São José dos Campos is now a vacant see (sede vacante) until a new Bishop is appointed.
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 – 2013.04.24); named Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto by Pope Francis
- 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)