Diocese of Araçatuba, Brazil 🇧🇷

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Araçatuba / Arassatuben(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Botucatu

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1994.03.23: Established as Diocese of Araçatuba / Arassatuben(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Lins and became suffragan of Botucatu)

Bishop (2004.05.26 – ...):

Bishop Sérgio Krzywy (73)

Bishops of Araçatuba (Roman Rite)

Bishop Sérgio Krzywy (73)
(2004.05.26 – ...)

Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil)

Priest of Assis (Brazil) (1983.12.28 – 2004.05.26)

Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil) (2004.05.26 – ...)

Bishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (68) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2003.09.17 – 2004.05.24)

Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida
(1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)

Titular Bishop of Urusi (1982.03.03 – 1987.09.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1982.03.03 – 1987.09.05)

Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil) (1987.09.05 – 1994.03.23)

Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil) (1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)

Area: 9,798 km²

Population: 438,772 Catholics (78.2% of 561,223 total)

Pastoral Centres: 33 parishes, 276 missions

Personnel: 50 priests (35 diocesan, 15 religious), 2 deacons, 34 religious (15 brothers, 19 sisters), 7 seminarians