Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

The Diocese of São José do Rio Preto (Latin: Sancti Dioecesis Josephi Riopretensis ) is located in São Paulo, Brazil, Roman Catholic diocese based in São José do Rio Preto.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Sollicitudo omnium on January 25, 1929 from cessions of territory of the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal and it became the Archdiocese of São Paulo assumed as suffragan.

Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:

On April 19, 1958, became a part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto. On 11 December 2002 it adopted its current name.

Territory

The Diocese of São José do Rio Preto includes the municipalities of São José do Rio Preto, Adolfo, Altair, Álvares Florence, Américo de Campos, Bady Bassitt, Bálsamo, Buritama, Frio, Cosmorama, Floreal, Gastão Vidigal, Guapiaçu, ICEM, Ipiguá, Jaci José Bonifácio, Lourdes, Macaubal, Magda, Mendonça, Mirassol, Mirassolândia, Moncoes, Monte Aprazível, Neves Paulista, Nhandeara, Nipoã, Nova Aliança, Nova Granada, Nova Luzitania, Onda Verde, Orindiúva, Palestine, Parisi, Paulo de Faria, Planalto, Poloni, Pontes GESTAL, Potirendaba, Riolândia, Sebastianópolis do Sul, Tanabi, Turiúba, Ubarana, Uchoa, União Paulista, Valentim Gentil, Votuporanga Zacarias and the State of São Paulo.

Bishops of São José do Rio Preto

• Lafayette Libânio (8 August 1930-3. November 1966 )
• José Pereira de Aquino (6 May 1968-26. February 1997 )
• Orani João Tempesta OCist (26 February 1997-13. October 2004, then Archbishop of Belém do Pará )
• Paulo Mendes Peixoto (7 December 2005-7. March 2012, then Archbishop of Uberaba )
• Tome Ferreira da Silva ( September 26, 2012)