Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí

Diocese of Jundiaí Dioecesis Iundiaiensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Metropolitan	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area	2,262 km2 (873 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 1,155,000 980,000 (84.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 November 1966 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Patron saint	Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.
Bishops emeritus	Vicente Costa
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jundiaí (Latin: Dioecesis Iundiaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jundiaí in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

History

• 7 November 1966: Established as Diocese of Jundiaí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Bishops

• Bishops of Jundiaí (Roman rite)
  • BIshop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (15 June 2022 – present)
  • Bishop Vicente Costa (30 December 2009 – 15 June 2022)
  • Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (7 January 2004 – 28 January 2009), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Amaury Castanho (2 October 1996 – 7 January 2004)
  • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (11 March 1982 – 2 October 1996)
  • Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (21 November 1966 – 11 March 1982)

Coadjutor bishops

• Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1980–1982)
• Amaury Castanho (1989–1996)

Auxiliary bishop

• Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1971–1980), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Joaquim Justino Carreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005
• Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 2011

References

• "Diocese de Jundiai - Dom Vicente Costa (5° Bispo Diocesano)". Diocese de Jundiai (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
• "Diocese of Jundiaí, Brazil". GCatholic.org.
• "Jundiaí (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.
• "Diocese de Jundiaí". Diocese de Jundiaí (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2002-06-04.