Diocese of

Lins

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Lins / Linen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Botucatu

Neighbouring Dioceses: Araçatuba (←), São José do Rio Preto (↑), Catanduva (↗), Bauru (↘), Marília (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.10.30 – ...):Bishop João Gilberto de Moura (62)Bishop João Gilberto de Moura (62)

Monsignors (1)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lins (Roman Rite)

Bishop João Gilberto de Moura (62)Bishop João Gilberto de Moura (62)
(2024.10.30 – ...)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil)

Servo e pastor

Born:1963.11.21 (Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1995.12.10
Consecrated Bishop:2013.09.06

Priest of Ituiutaba (Brazil) (1995.12.10 – 2013.07.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2008.06.03 – 2013.07.03)

Bishop of Jardim (Brazil) (2013.07.03 – 2024.10.30)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (2024.10.30 – ...)

Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (70)Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (70)
(2015.09.30 – 2024.06.26)

Bishop of Jaú (Brazil)

Ite in Vineam

Born:1955.09.30 (Tabatinga, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1982.12.11
Consecrated Bishop:2007.11.22

Priest of São Carlos (Brazil) (1982.12.11 – 2007.09.19)

Bishop of Ituiutaba (Brazil) (2007.09.19 – 2015.09.30)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (2015.09.30 – 2024.06.26)

Bishop of Jaú (Brazil) (2024.06.26 – ...)

Bishop Irineu Danelón, S.D.B. (86)Bishop Irineu Danelón, S.D.B. (86)
(1987.11.26 – 2015.09.30)

Bishop emeritus of Lins (Brazil)

A caridade jamais passará

Born:1940.04.04 (Piracicaba, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1967.09.16
Consecrated Bishop:1988.01.31

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1987.11.26 – 2015.09.30)

Bishop Walter Bini, S.D.B.
(1984.03.14 – 1987.06.17)

Credidimus caritati

Born:1930.05.31 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1959.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1984.05.24
Died:1987.06.17 (Echaporã, SP, Brazil † 57)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1984.03.14 – 1987.06.17)

Bishop Luiz Colussi
(1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05)

Grandis restat via

Born:1931.07.25 (Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1957.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:1978.03.07
Died:1996.12.04 (Curitiba, PR, Brazil † 65)

Titular Bishop of Gor (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina (Brazil) (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1980.03.28 – 1980.10.11)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05)

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1983.12.05 – 1996.12.04)

Bishop Pedro Paulo Koop, M.S.C.
(1964.07.27 – 1980.10.11)

In corde Jesu

Born:1905.09.04 (Hillegom, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1930.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:1964.09.08
Died:1988.03.26 (Lins, SP, Brazil † 82)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1964.07.27 – 1980.10.11)

Bishop Henrique Gelain
(1950.05.27 – 1964.03.28)

In corde regnat omnium

Born:1910.06.12 (Nova Pádua, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1935.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1944.12.10
Died:1993.12.31 (Vacaria, RS, Brazil † 83)

Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1944.07.29 – 1948.05.22)

Bishop of Cafelândia (Brazil) (1948.05.22 – 1950.05.27)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1950.05.27 – 1964.03.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Marília (Brazil) (1952 – 1954.10.07)

Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil) (1964.03.28 – 1986.02.05)

Bishops of Cafelândia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Henrique Gelain
(1948.05.22 – 1950.05.27)

(see above)

Bishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B.
(1935.12.16 – 1945.03.30)

Nec mora nec quies

Born:1877.11.22 (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1901.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1925.10.18
Died:1945.03.30 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil † 67)

Bishop of Campos (Brazil) (1925.05.01 – 1935.12.16)

Bishop of Cafelândia (Brazil) (1935.12.16 – 1945.03.30)

Bishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha (later Archbishop)
(1928.12.17 – 1935.12.16)

Mihi vivere Christus est

Born:1882.03.10 (Inhambupe, BA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1905.08.27
Consecrated Bishop:1923.04.15
Died:1950.04.11 (Curitiba, PR, Brazil † 68)

Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil) (1922.10.27 – 1928.12.17)

Bishop of Cafelândia (Brazil) (1928.12.17 – 1935.12.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1935.12.16 – 1950.04.11)

Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa
(Apostolic Administrator 1926 – 1928.12.17)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (39)

Araçatuba (←), São José do Rio Preto (↑), Catanduva (↗), Bauru (↘), Marília (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 8,261 km²

Population: 185,200 Catholics (59.1% of 313,300 total)

Pastoral Centres: 46 parishes

Personnel: 67 priests (60 diocesan, 7 religious), 17 deacons, 32 religious (13 brothers, 19 sisters), 5 seminarians

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