Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Jundiaí
Latin:	Dioecesis Iundiaiensis
Province:	Sorocaba
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	7 November 1966 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Patron:	Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Area Km2:	2,262
Population:	1,155,000
Population As Of:	2011
Catholics:	980,000
Catholics Percent:	84.8
Metro Archbishop:	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.
Emeritus Bishops:	Vicente Costa
Website:	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

History

• 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Bishops

• Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
  • BIshop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (15 June 2022 – present)
  • Bishop Vicente Costa (30 December 2009 – 15 June 2022)
  • Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (7 January 2004 – 28 January 2009), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Amaury Castanho (2 October 1996 – 7 January 2004)
  • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (11 March 1982 – 2 October 1996)
  • Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (21 November 1966 – 11 March 1982)

Coadjutor bishops

• Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1980–1982)
• Amaury Castanho (1989–1996)

Auxiliary bishop

• Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1971–1980), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Joaquim Justino Carreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005
• Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 2011

References

• Web site: Diocese de Jundiai - Dom Vicente Costa (5° Bispo Diocesano). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130317071745/http://www.dj.org.br:80/bispos-jundiai.html. 2013-03-17. Diocese de Jundiai. pt.
• Web site: Diocese of Jundiaí, Brazil. GCatholic.org.
• Web site: Jundiaí (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Catholic-Hierarchy.
• Web site: Diocese de Jundiaí. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020604175645/http://www.diocese-jundiai.com.br/. 2002-06-04. Diocese de Jundiaí. pt.

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