Diocese of Bauru

Diocese of Bauru

*Dioecesis Bauruensis*

Diocese de Bauru
Diocese of Bauru; Dioecesis Bauruensis; Diocese de Bauru
	Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Botucatu
Metropolitan	Botucatu
Statistics
Area	5,892 km2 (2,275 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2012); 526,000; 471,000 (89.5%);
Parishes	41
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 February 1964 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bauru
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Rubens Sevilha
Metropolitan Archbishop	Maurício Grotto de Camargo
Bishops emeritus	Caetano Ferrari
Website
	www.bispadobauru.org.br
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauru (Latin: Dioecesis Bauruensis) is a diocese located in the Brazilian city of Bauru (São Paulo State) in the Ecclesiastical Province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu in the city of Botucatu (also in São Paulo State).^[1]

History

February 15, 1964: Established as Diocese of Bauru from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu and Diocese of Lins

Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in 2017

^ "Diocese of Bauru". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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