Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista is a diocese
located in the city of São João da Boa Vista
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Ribeirão Preto
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 São João da Boa Vista
São João da Boa Vista
São João da Boa Vista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 81,614 and the area is 517.49 km². The elevation is 767 m.-The foundation history:The city was founded on June 24, 1821...
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 Ribeirão Preto
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is an archdiocese located in the city of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.-History:* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Ribeirão Preto from the Diocese of São Paulo...
in Brazil.
History
- January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of São João da Boa Vista from the Diocese of Rio Preto
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 São João da Boa Vista (Latin Rite)- David PicãoDavid PicãoDavid Picão was the Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos from November 21, 1996 until his retirement on July 26, 2000. The diocese is headquartered in Santos, São Paulo...
(1960.05.14 – 1963.05.10) - Tomás Vaquero (1963.07.02 – 1991.01.23)
- Dadeus GringsDadeus GringsDadeus Grings is a Roman Catholic bishop who is the current ordinary of the archdiocese of Porto Alegre. He also serves as the chancellor of the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul....
(1991.01.23 – 2000.04.12) - David Dias Pimentel (2001.02.07 – present)
- David Picão