Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira is a diocese
located in the city of Limeira
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Campinas
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Limeira
Limeira
Limeira is a city in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2004 is 270,733 and the area is 582.48 km². The elevation is 588 m. It is 154 km far from São Paulo, the state capital, and 1011 km far from Brasilia, Brazil's capital...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Campinas
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.-History:* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo...
in Brazil.
History
- April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Piracicaba
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Limeira (Roman rite)- Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (2007.06.13–present)
- Bishop Augusto José Zini Filho (2003.01.22–2006.11.15)
- Bishop Ercílio Turco (1989.11.18–2002.04.24)
- Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1985.04.25–1989.03.15)
- Bishop Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R. (1976.04.29–1984.04.14)