Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro
Appearance
Diocese of Registro Dioecesis Registrensis | |
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![]() Catedral São Francisco Xavier in 2020 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Sorocaba |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,400 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 290,000 137,091 (47.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 19 January 1974 (50 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Francisco Xavier |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. |
Bishops emeritus | José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. |
Website | |
www.diocesederegistro.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Registro (Latin: Dioecesis Registrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Registro in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 19 January 1974: Established as Diocese of Registro from the Diocese of Itapeva and Diocese of Santos
Special churches
[edit]- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora das Neves e Bom Jesus, Iguape
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Basilica-de-iguape.jpg/220px-Basilica-de-iguape.jpg)
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Registro (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C. (2018.05.16 - present)
- Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (1998.05.26 – 2018.05.16)
- Bishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (1974.12.13 – 1996.06.26), appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima
References
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