Diocese of Limeira Dioecesis Limeirensis Diocese de Limeira | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Campinas |
Metropolitan | Campinas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,958 km2 (1,914 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 949,059 632,706 (66.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 29 April 1976 (48 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrow in Limeira |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Roberto Fortes Palau |
Metropolitan Archbishop | João Inácio Müller, OFM |
Bishops emeritus | Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesedelimeira.org.br |
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