Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
- Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= São Miguel Paulista
latin= Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis Paulinensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=São Paulo
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral São Miguel Arcanjo
cocathedral =
area= 196
population= 2,648,534
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 2,198,284
catholics_percent= 83.0
bishop= Manuel Parrado Carral
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista {Latin: " Sancti Michaëlis Paulinen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of São Miguel Paulista in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
* March 15, 1989: Established as Diocese of São Miguel Paulista from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Leadership
* Bishops of São Miguel Paulista (Roman rite)
** Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral (2008.01.09 – present)
** Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1989.03.15 – 2008.01.09)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zmig2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsami.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocesesaomiguel.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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