Diocese of

Jaboticabal

Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Jaboticabal / Iaboticaballen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ribeirão Preto

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Carmo (July 16)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1929.01.25: Established as Diocese of Jaboticabal / Iaboticaballen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal and became suffragan of São Paulo)
1958.04.19: Became suffragan of Ribeirão Preto
1973.04.14: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barretos
2000.02.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Catanduva

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.04.22 – ...):

Bishop Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Jaboticabal (Roman Rite)

Bishop Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. (66)
(2015.04.22 – ...)

Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)

Chamo-vos Amigos

Born:	1959.01.20 (Lins, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1991.01.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.05.06

Titular Bishop of Gisipa (2005.03.02 – 2015.04.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande (Brazil) (2005.03.02 – 2015.04.22)

Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (2015.04.22 – ...)

Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S.
(2003.06.25 – 2014.10.15)

Testemunho de Comunhão

Born:	1946.11.10 (Rio Claro, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1973.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.03.03
Died:	2024.03.15 (Uberlândia, MG, Brazil † 77)

Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (2001.12.12 – 2003.06.25)

Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (2003.06.25 – 2014.10.15)

Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil) (2014.10.15 – 2023.07.13)

Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez
(1981.06.07 – 2003.06.25)

Todos Sois Irmãos

Born:	1928.05.05 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1954.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.06.11
Died:	2012.11.14 († 84)

Bishop of Jales (Brazil) (1970.03.09 – 1981.06.07)

Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (1981.06.07 – 2003.06.25)

Bishop José Varani
(1961.02.07 – 1981.06.07)

Testemunho de comunhão

Born:	1915.10.14 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1939.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.11.01
Died:	1990.06.24 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Altava (1950.08.27 – 1961.02.07)

Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (1950.08.27 – 1961.02.07)

Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (1961.02.07 – 1981.06.07)

Archbishop Antônio Augusto de Assis
(1931.07.31 – 1961.02.07)

Born:	1863.12.05 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1892.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.11.17
Died:	1961.02.07 († 97)

Titular Bishop of Sura (1907.07.10 – 1909.11.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1907.07.10 – 1909.11.29)

Bishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07)

Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil) (1916.02.07 – 1918.08.02)

Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis (1918.08.02 – 1922.02.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mariana (Brazil) (1918.08.02 – 1931.07.31)

Titular Archbishop of Beirut (1922.02.24 – 1931.07.31)

Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) (1931.07.31 – 1961.02.07)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S. (2001.12.12 – 2003.06.25)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José Varani (1950.08.27 – 1961.02.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1946.10.26 – 1954)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Jaboticabal, São Paulo
Minor Basilica: Basílica Menor Senhor Bom Jesus, Monte Alo, São Paulo
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (45)

Catanduva (←), Barretos (↑), Ribeirão Preto (→), São Carlos (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 5,175 km²

Population: 382,000 Catholics (75.2% of 508,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 43 parishes

Personnel: 61 priests (58 diocesan, 3 religious), 28 deacons, 55 religious (3 brothers, 52 sisters), 7 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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