Diocese of Barretos

Barreten(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Barretos is a Latin Church diocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, canonically erected on 14 April 1973 from territory of the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto and the Diocese of Jaboticabal. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of São José do Rio Preto, led by Bishop Milton Kenan Júnior.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Divine Holy Spirit, in Barretos, Brazil.

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Established: 1973
Catholics: 254,969
Priests: 45
Territory: 8,767 km²

Parishes and churches

23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Milton Kenan Júnior
Born: 24 November 1963
Birthplace: Taiuva

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Divine Holy Spirit stands in Barretos, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Barretos, a Brazilian city in the ecclesiastical province of São José do Rio Preto, gives its seat to this diocese, Dioecesis Barretensis in Latin.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 14 April 1973
Latin: Barreten(sis)
Patron: Holy Spirit (Divino Espírito Santo)
Annuario code: 001000844

The see in figures

Catholics: 254,969
Population: 322,052
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 79.2%
Priests: 45
Catholics per priest: 5,666
Extent: 8,767 km²
Catholics per km²: 29

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of São José do Rio Preto

A suffragan of Archdiocese of São José do Rio Preto.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of CatanduvaCatanduva
Diocese of JalesJales
Archdiocese of São José do Rio PretoSão José do Rio Preto
Diocese of VotuporangaVotuporanga

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of CatanduvaCatanduva76 km
Diocese of JaboticabalJaboticabal82 km
Archdiocese of São José do Rio PretoSão José do Rio Preto89 km
Archdiocese of Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto107 km
Archdiocese of UberabaUberaba111 km
Diocese of FrancaFranca122 km
Diocese of VotuporangaVotuporanga144 km
Diocese of LinsLins176 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].