Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Lorena
latin= Dioecesis Lorenensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Aparecida
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade
cocathedral =
area= 5,055
population= 263,590
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 198,938
catholics_percent= 75.5
bishop= Benedito Beni dos Santos
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena {Latin: " Lorenen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
* July 31, 1937: Established as Diocese of Lorena from the Diocese of Taubaté
Leadership
* Bishops of Lorena (Roman rite)
** Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (2006.04.26 – present)
** 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
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lore0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlore.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.mitralorena.com.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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