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Suffragan diocese Caraguatatuba, Brazil

Diocese of Caraguatatuba

Caraguatatuben(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Caraguatatuba is a Latin Church suffragan diocese on the north coast of Sao Paulo state, Brazil, established in 1999 from the Diocese of Santos. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Spirit.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Caraguatatuba, Brazil.

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Established
1999
Catholics
155,400
Priests
30
Territory
1,992 km²

Parishes and churches

18 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
José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.
Born
26 December 1956
Birthplace
Curitiba
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DELLA MISSIONE (LAZZARISTI) (C.M.)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit stands in Caraguatatuba, 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

The Brazilian city of Caraguatatuba is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese known in Latin as Dioecesis Caraguatatubensis.