Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Lorena

|latin = Dioecesis Lorenensis

|local = Diocese de Lorena

|image =

|caption =

|country = Brazil

|province = Aparecida

|metropolitan = Aparecida

|rite = Latin Rite

|established = 31 July 1937 ({{age|1937|7|31}} years ago)

|cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Lorena, São Paulo

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 5,055

|population = 263,590

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 198,938

|catholics_percent= 75.5

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias

|metro_archbishop = Orlando Brandes

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops = Benedito Beni dos Santos

|map = Diocesi di Lorena (San Paolo, Brasile).jpg

|website = [http://www.mitralorena.com.br/ www.mitralorena.com.br]

}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Lorenensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.

On Tuesday, 18 August 2012, the then-Bishop of Lorena, Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, was named by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.{{cite web|url=http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F29687.php%3Findex%3D29687%26po_date%3D18.09.2012%26lang%3Den|title=Web Translator}}

History

31 July 1937: Established as Diocese of Lorena from the Diocese of Taubaté

Leadership

File:João_Inácio_Müller_20110802.jpg

Bishops of Lorena (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order
Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias (13 January 2021 – present)
Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (25 September 2013 – 15 May 2019); formerly, Minister Provincial for the Franciscans in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;{{Cite web |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/25/0608/01358.html |title=Rinunce e Nomine |access-date=2013-09-25 |archive-date=2013-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929150602/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/25/0608/01358.html |url-status=dead }} appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (26 April 2006 – 25 September 2013)
Bishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (10 January 2001 – 4 May 2005), appointed Archbishop of Sorocaba, São Paulo)
Bishop João Hipólito de Morais (11 July 1977 – 10 January 2001)
Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (3 November 1971 – 11 July 1977), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais
Bishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. (3 January 1966 – 27 April 1970), appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo
Bishop José Melhado Campos (29 May 1960 – 22 February 1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba
Bishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso (13 June 1946 – 25 July 1959), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba
Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (21 December 1940 – 3 October 1944), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo

References

[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/lore0.htm GCatholic.org]
[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlore.html Catholic Hierarchy]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616051104/http://www.mitralorena.com.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

Lorena, Roman Catholic Diocese of

Category:Christian organizations established in 1937

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Category:1937 establishments in Brazil