Diocese of Limeira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira () is a diocese located in the city of Limeira in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

History

• April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Piracicaba

Bishops

• José Roberto Fortes Palau (20 November 2019 – present)
• Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (2007.06.13–2019.05.17)
• Augusto José Zini Filho (2003.01.22–2006.11.15)
• Ercílio Turco (1989.11.18–2002.04.24), appointed Bishop of Osasco, São Paulo
• Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1985.04.25–1989.03.15), appointed Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, São Paulo
• Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R. (1976.04.29–1984.04.14), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo in 2001
• José Carlos Brandão Cabral, appointed Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais in 2013
• José Reginaldo Andrietta, appointed Bishop of Jales, São Paulo in 2015

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)