Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Ribeirão Preto / Rivi Nigri (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Franca, Jaboticabal, São João da Boa Vista

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1908.06.07: Established as Diocese of Ribeirão Preto / Rivi Nigri (Latin) (from Diocese of São Paulo and became suffragan of São Paulo)
1958.04.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto / Rivi Nigri (Latin) (with suffragan sees Jaboticabal and Rio Preto)
1959.12.12: Gained suffragan see Jales
1960.01.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of São João da Boa Vista and gained suffragan see São João da Boa Vista
1971.02.20: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Franca and gained suffragan see Franca
1973.04.14: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barretos and gained suffragan see Barretos
2000.02.09: Gained suffragan see Catanduva
2016.07.20: Gained suffragan see Votuporanga
2025.05.22: Lost suffragan sees Barretos, Catanduva, Jales, São José do Rio Preto and Votuporanga

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2013.04.24 – ...):

Archbishop Moacir Silva (71)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Ribeirão Preto (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Moacir Silva (71)
(2013.04.24 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

Permanecei em mim

Born:	1954.07.16 (São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.12.11

Priest of São José dos Campos (Brazil) (1986.12.06 – 2004.10.20)

Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil) (2004.10.20 – 2013.04.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (2013.04.24 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of São José do Rio Preto (Brazil) (2021.08.18 – 2022.01.19)

Apostolic Administrator of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil) (2023.12.07 – 2024.01.04)

Archbishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S.
(2006.04.05 – 2012.06.21)

Deus está conosco

Born:	1942.04.23 (Uberaba, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1969.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.12.27
Died:	2012.06.21 († 70)

Bishop of São Carlos (Brazil) (1995.10.25 – 2006.04.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (2006.04.05 – 2012.06.21)

Archbishop Arnaldo Ribeiro
(1988.12.28 – 2006.04.05)

Parare Vias Domini

Born:	1930.01.07 (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1954.03.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.12.27
Died:	2009.12.15 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Sicilibba (1975.11.06 – 1988.12.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1975.11.06 – 1988.12.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1988.12.28 – 2006.04.05)

Archbishop Romeu Alberti
(1982.06.03 – 1988.08.06)

Ut unum sint

Born:	1927.04.21 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1951.10.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.05.24
Died:	1988.08.06 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Belali (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1982.06.03 – 1988.08.06)

Archbishop Bernardo José Bueno Miele
(1972.07.12 – 1981.12.22)

In caritate radicati

Born:	1923.09.10 (São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1950.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.02.10
Died:	1981.12.22 (Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil † 58)

Titular Bishop of Bararus (1962.11.22 – 1967.01.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Campinas (Brazil) (1962.11.22 – 1967.01.25)

Titular Archbishop of Uppenna (1967.01.25 – 1972.07.12)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1967.01.25 – 1972.07.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1972.07.12 – 1981.12.22)

Archbishop Felício César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M.
(1965.03.25 – 1972.07.12)

Born:	1904.05.25 (Dores de Camanque, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1933.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.06.29
Died:	1972.07.12 († 68)

Bishop of Penedo (Brazil) (1949.03.30 – 1957.04.03)

Titular Archbishop of Verissa (1957.04.03 – 1965.03.25)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil) (1957.04.03 – 1965.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1965.03.25 – 1972.07.12)

Archbishop Agnelo Rossi (later Cardinal)
(1962.09.06 – 1964.11.01)

Oportet illum regnare

Born:	1910.05.14 (Joaquim Egidio, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1937.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.04.15
Created Cardinal:	1965.02.22
Died:	1995.05.21 (Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil † 85)

Bishop of Barra do Piraí (Brazil) (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1962.09.06 – 1964.11.01)

President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1964 – 1970)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1964.11.01 – 1970.10.22)

Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio (1965.02.25 – 1984.06.25)

Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1970.10.22 – 1984.04.08)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University (1970.10.22 – 1984.04.08)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1976.05.25 – 1977.06.27)

President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1984.04.08 – 1989.12.06)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (1984.06.25 – 1995.05.21)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1986.12.19 – 1993.05.31)

Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals (1986.12.19 – 1993.05.31)

Archbishop Luis do Amaral Mousinho
(1958.04.19 – 1962.04.24)

Consentire romano pontefice

Born:	1912.11.18 (Timbaúba, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1937.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.11.28
Died:	1962.04.24 († 49)

Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1948.08.30 – 1952.03.18)

Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1952.03.18 – 1958.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1958.04.19 – 1962.04.24)

Bishops of Ribeirão Preto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luis do Amaral Mousinho (later Archbishop)
(1952.03.18 – 1958.04.19)

(see above)

Archbishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux
(Apostolic Administrator 1950.08.19 – 1951)

Bishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux (later Archbishop)
(1946.02.22 – 1950.08.19)

Caritas Christi urget

Born:	1904.02.29 (Itu, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1931.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.03.31
Died:	1970.02.06 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Barca (1940.01.10 – 1946.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1940.01.10 – 1946.02.22)

Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1946.02.22 – 1950.08.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1950.08.19 – 1951)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1950.08.19 – 1970.02.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Paranaguá (Brazil) (1962.07.21 – 1963.01.07)

Bishop Alberto José Gonçalves
(1908.12.05 – 1945.03.06)

Born:	1859.01.20 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1882.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.02.02
Died:	1945.03.06 († 86)

Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1908.12.05 – 1945.03.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1967.01.25 – 1972.07.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux (later Archbishop) (1940.01.10 – 1946.02.22)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
Minor Basilica: Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (95)

Jaboticabal (←), Barretos (↖), Franca (↑), Guaxupé (→), São João da Boa Vista (↘), Limeira (↘), São Carlos (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 8,783 km²

Population: 901,000 Catholics (69.7% of 1,293,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 85 parishes, 8 missions

Personnel: 142 priests (118 diocesan, 24 religious), 70 deacons, 133 religious (46 brothers, 87 sisters), 21 seminarians