Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Piracicaba / Piracicaben(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Campinas
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2020.11.11 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Piracicaba (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Piracicaba (Brazil)
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Bishop emeritus of Piracicaba (Brazil)
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Bishop Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Eduardo Koaik
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Bishop Aniger de Francisco de Maria Melillo
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Bishop Ernesto de Paula
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Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) |
Area: 4,663 km²
Population: 554,464 Catholics (53.7% of 1,032,923 total) (2021)
Statistics: 69 parishes, 386 missions, 127 priests (74 diocesan, 53 religious), 44 deacons, 181 religious (75 brothers, 106 sisters), 30 seminarians (2021)
Patron Saint: Santo António de Lisboa (June 13)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 17 (1962)
Last updated on 2023.09.03
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