Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = São Carlos

|image = Catedralsaocarlosborromeu.JPG

|caption = Cathedral

|latin = Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Brasilia

|local = Diocese de São Carlos

|country = Brazil

|province = Campinas

|metropolitan = Campinas

|rite = Latin Rite

|established = 7 June 1908 ({{age|1908|6|7}} years ago)

|cathedral = Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in São Carlos

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 13317

|population = 1,097,000

|population_as_of = 2010

|catholics = 801,000

|catholics_percent= 73

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Luiz Carlos Dias

|metro_archbishop = João Inácio Müller, OFM

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops =

|map = Diocesecampinas.jpg

|website =

|denomination=}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Brasilia}}) is a diocese located in the city of São Carlos in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

History

The diocese was established on 7 June 1908 as the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal from the Diocese of São Paulo. On 25 November 1957, it was renamed as Diocese of São Carlos. On 26 June 2024, the Diocese of Jaú was established from the ecclesiastical territory of São Carlos.{{cite web|language=it|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/06/26/0528/01096.html|title=Erezione della Diocesi di Jaú (Brasile) e nomina del primo Vescovo|publisher=Holy See Press Office|date=26 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.diocesesaocarlos.org.br/papa-cria-diocese-de-jau-e-nomeia-bispo/|title=Papa cria diocese de Jaú e nomeia bispo|publisher=Diocese de São Carlos|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=26 June 2024}}

Bishops

=Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order=

Bishops of São Carlos
Bishop Paulo Cezar Costa (2016.06.22 - present)
Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (2006.11.22 – 2015.12.16)
Bishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. (1995.10.25 – 2006.04.05), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
Bishop Constantino Amstalden (1986.09.19 – 1995.10.25)
Bishop Ruy Serra (1957.11.25 – 1986.09.19)
Bishops of São Carlos do Pinhal (Roman Rite)
Bishop Ruy Serra (1948.02.13 – 1957.11.25)
Bishop Gastão Liberal Pinto (1937.10.15 – 1945.10.24)
Archbishop (personal title) José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1908.08.09 – 1937.10.15)

=Coadjutor bishops=

Gastão Liberal Pinto (1934-1937)
Constantino Amstalden (1971-1986)

=Auxiliary bishops=

Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (2001-2003), appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana
Eduardo Malaspina (2018-

=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=

José de Aquino Pereira, appointed Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1958
Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias in 1980
Virgílio de Pauli, appointed Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 1981
José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1991
Bruno Gamberini, appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo in 1995
Francisco José Zugliani, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 1997
Sérgio da Rocha, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2001; future Cardinal
Francisco Carlos da Silva, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 2007
Luis Gonzaga Féchio, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011
Moacir Aparecido de Freitas, appointed Bishop of Votuporanga, São Paulo in 2015

References

External links

[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zcar4.htm GCatholic.org]
[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsaca.html Catholic Hierarchy]
[http://www.diocesesaocarlos.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

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Category:Christian organizations established in 1908

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

Category:1908 establishments in Brazil