Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taubaté is a diocese
located in the city of Taubaté
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Aparecida
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 Taubaté
Taubaté
Taubaté is a city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic geographical location, between the two most important Brazilian cities , being crossed by Presidente Dutra Highway which connects the two megacities, and between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has...
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 Aparecida
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida is an archdiocese located in the city of Aparecida in Brazil.-History:* 19 April 1958: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté...
in Brazil.
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 Taubaté (Roman rite)- Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J.Congregation of the Sacred Heart of JesusThe Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests. It was founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David in 1852....
(1996.05.22 – present) - Bishop Antônio Afonso de MirandaAntônio Afonso de MirandaAntônio Afonso de Miranda is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Afonso de Miranda was born in Cipotânea, Brazil and ordained a priest on November 1, 1945 from the Roman Catholic religious order Institute of Consecrated Life. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lorena on...
, S.D.N. (1981.08.06 – 1996.05.22) - Bishop José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. (1976.05.05 – 1981.08.06)
- Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (1944.10.03 – 1976.05.05)
- Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1936.08.08 – 1941.11.08)
- Bishop Epaminondas Nuñez de Ávila e Silva (1909.04.29 – 1935.06.29)
- Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.J.