Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté
{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Taubaté
|latin = Dioecesis Taubatensis
|local = Diocese de Taubaté
|image =
|caption =
|country = Brazil
|province = Aparecida
|metropolitan = Aparecida
|rite = Latin Rite
|established = 7 June 1908 ({{age|1908|6|7}} years ago)
|cathedral = Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Taubaté
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 4,626
|population = 666,000
|population_as_of = 2010
|catholics = 567,000
|catholics_percent= 85.1
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Wilson Luís Angotti Filho
|metro_archbishop = Orlando Brandes
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|emeritus_bishops = Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J.
|map =
|website = [http://dt7.com.br/ Website of the Diocese]
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Taubatensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Taubaté in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.
History
- 7 June 1908: Established as Diocese of Taubaté from the Diocese of São Paulo
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Tremembé, São Paulo
Leadership
- Bishops of Taubaté (Roman rite) in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Wilson Luís Angotti Filho (15 April 2015 – present)
- Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J. (22 May 1996 – 14 April 2015)
- Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (6 August 1981 – 22 May 1996)
- Bishop José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. (5 May 1976 – 6 August 1981)
- Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (3 October 1944 – 5 May 1976)
- Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (8 August 1936 – 8 November 1941)
- Bishop Epaminondas Nuñez de Ávila e Silva (29 April 1909 – 29 June 1935)
Other affiliated bishops
=Coadjutor bishop=
- José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. (1974-1976)
=Auxiliary bishop=
- Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1955-1965), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo
=Other priest of this diocese who became bishop=
- Benedito Beni dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001
References
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/taub0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtaub.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [http://www.diocesedetaubate.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Taubaté, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Category:Christian organizations established in 1908
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Category:1908 establishments in Brazil
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