Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

*Dioecesis Riopretensis*
Diocese of São José do Rio Preto; Dioecesis Riopretensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Ribeirão Preto
Statistics
Area	14,423 km2 (5,569 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	; 934,000; 701, 000 (75.05%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	25 January 1929 (92 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São José
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tomé Ferreira da Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop
Map
Website
	www.bispado.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto (Latin: Dioecesis Riopretensis) is a diocese located in the city of São José do Rio Preto in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History[]

25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal
11 December 2002: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

Special churches[]

Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Rio Preto

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

Bishops of São José do Rio Preto (Roman rite), below
- Tomé Ferreira da Silva (16 November 2012–18 August 2021)
- Bishop (25 February 2006 – 2012); elevated to Archbishop of Uberaba
- Bishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (25 April 1997 – 8 December 2004); elevated to Archbishop of Belem do Para, then Archbishop of Sao Sebastio Rio de Janeiro; future Cardinal
Bishops of Rio Preto (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (4 August 1968 – 26 February 1997)
- Bishop (27 December 1930 – 3 November 1966)

Auxiliary bishop[]

(1957-1973), appointednBishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

David Dias Pimentel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1996

References[]

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