Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena

Diocese of Lorena Dioecesis Lorenensis Diocese de Lorena
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Aparecida
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
Established	31 July 1937 (78 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Lorena, São Paulo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	João Inácio Müller, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Raymundo Damasceno Assis
Emeritus Bishops	Benedito Beni dos Santos
Map
Website
www.mitralorena.com.br

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.

On Tuesday, August 18, 2012, the then-Bishop of Lorena, Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, was named by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.^[1]

History

• July 31, 1937: Established as Diocese of Lorena from the Diocese of Taubaté

Leadership

Fr. João Inácio Müller, OFM

• Bishops of Lorena (Roman rite)
  • Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (2013.09.25 - present); formerly, Minister Provincial for the Franciscans in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil^[2]
  • Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (2006.04.26 – 2013.09.25)
  • 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)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)