Diocese of

Mogi das Cruzes 𝐖

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Mogi das Cruzes / Crucismogien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: São Paulo

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.09.19 – ...):Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini (71)Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Mogi das Cruzes (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini (71)Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini (71)
(2012.09.19 – ...)

Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil)

Em tua palavra

Born:1953.08.17 (Laranjal Paulista, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1980.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:2001.03.10

Priest of São Paulo (Brazil) (1980.08.09 – 2001.01.03)

Titular Bishop of Ita (2001.01.03 – 2009.12.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (2001.01.03 – 2009.12.30)

Bishop of Franca (Brazil) (2009.12.30 – 2012.09.19)

Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (2012.09.19 – ...)

Archbishop Airton José dos Santos (68)Bishop Airton José dos Santos (68) (later Archbishop)
(2004.08.04 – 2012.02.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mariana (Brazil)

Ut faciam Deus voluntatem tuam

Born:1956.06.25 (Bom Repouso, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1985.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:2002.03.02

Priest of Santo André (Brazil) (1985.12.08 – 2001.12.19)

Titular Bishop of Phelbes (2001.12.19 – 2004.08.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André (Brazil) (2001.12.19 – 2004.08.04)

Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (2004.08.04 – 2012.02.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil) (2012.02.15 – 2018.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mariana (Brazil) (2018.04.25 – ...)

Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem.
(1989.11.18 – 2004.08.04)

Ficai conosco Senhor

Born:1928.06.12 (São Geraldo, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1952.08.20
Consecrated Bishop:1990.01.28
Died:2022.06.01 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil † 93)

Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1989.11.18 – 2004.08.04)

Bishop Emílio Pignoli (92)Bishop Emílio Pignoli (92)
(1976.04.29 – 1989.03.15)

Bishop emeritus of Campo Limpo (Brazil)

Certam Vocationem faciatis

Born:1932.12.14 (Cappella Piccenardi, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1957.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1976.06.24

Priest of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1957.06.29 – 1976.04.29)

Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1976.04.29 – 1989.03.15)

Bishop of Campo Limpo (Brazil) (1989.03.15 – 2008.07.30)

Bishop Paulo Rolim Loureiro
(1962.08.04 – 1975.08.02)

Born:1908.08.10 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1934.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1948.08.15
Died:1975.08.02 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Bria (1948.05.22 – 1962.08.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1948.05.22 – 1962.08.04)

Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1962.08.04 – 1975.08.02)

Special Churches

Churches by City (99)

Santos (↙), São Paulo (←), São Miguel Paulista (←), São José dos Campos (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,521 km²

Population: 878,998 Catholics (51.0% of 1,723,526 total)

Pastoral Centres: 89 parishes, 8 missions

Personnel: 169 priests (121 diocesan, 48 religious), 58 deacons, 261 religious (163 brothers, 98 sisters), 32 seminarians

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