- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas
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Archdiocese of Campinas
Archidioecesis CampinensisLocation Country Brazil Statistics Area 2,134 km2 (824 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
1,748,115
1,275,980 (73.0%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição Current leadership Bishop vacant
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas (Latin: Archidioecesis Campinensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.Contents
History
- June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo
- April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Leadership
- Archbishops of Campinas (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Bruno Gamberini (2004.06.02 – 2011.08.28)
- Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1982.02.10 – 2004.06.02)
- Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1968.09.19 – 1982.02.10)
- Archbishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (1958.04.19 – 1968.09.19)
- Bishops of Campinas (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1941.12.14 – 1958.04.19)
- Bishop Francisco de Campos Barreto (1920.07.30 – 1941.08.22)
- Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1908.08.03 – 1920.02.01)
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Amparo
- Diocese of Bragança Paulista
- Diocese of Limeira
- Diocese of Piracicaba
- Diocese of São Carlos
Source
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- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Campinas
- Religious organizations established in 1908
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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