Archdiocese of Campinas

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas () is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.

History

• June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo
• April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
• Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Campinas (Roman rite), below
• Archbishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (since 2019.05.15)
• Archbishop Airton José dos Santos (2012.02.15 - 2018.04.25), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
• Archbishop Bruno Gamberini (2004.08.01 – 2011.08.28)
• Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1982.02.10 – 2004.08.01)
• Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1968.09.19 – 1982.02.10)
• Archbishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (1958.04.19 – 1968.09.19) see below
• Bishops of Campinas (Roman Rite), below
• Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1941.12.14 – 1958.04.19) see above
• Bishop Franciscus de Campos Barreto (1920.07.30 – 1941.08.22)
• Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1908.08.03 – 1920.02.01)

Coadjutor archbishops

• Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1966–1968)
• Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1975–1982)

Auxiliary bishops

• Joaquim Mamede da Silva (1916–1947)
• Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1962–1967), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
• Luiz Antônio Guedes (1997–2001) appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda, appointed Bishop of Pouso Alegre in 1916
• Agnelo Rossi, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1956; future Cardinal
• Ercílio Turco, appointed Bishop of Limeira, São Paulo in 1989
• Pedro Carlos Cipolini, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Amparo
• Diocese of Bragança Paulista
• Diocese of Jaú
• Diocese of Limeira
• Diocese of Piracicaba
• Diocese of São Carlos

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy