Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
São Miguel Paulista | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 15 March 1989 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo |
Area Km2: | 196 |
Population: | 2,648,534 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 2,198,284 |
Catholics Percent: | 83.0 |
Metro Archbishop: | Odilo Scherer |
Bishop: | Algacir Munhak, C.S. |
Emeritus Bishops: | Manuel Parrado Carral |
Website: | www.diocesesaomiguel.org.br |
The Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is São Miguel Paulista, in the city of São Paulo. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo.