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Suffragan diocese Franca, Brazil

Diocese of Franca

Francopolitan(us)

The Diocese of Franca is a Latin Church diocese in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto. It was established in 1971 from territory of the Diocese of Rio Preto.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, in Franca, Brazil.

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Established
1971
Catholics
600,000
Priests
83
Territory
6,721 km²

Parishes and churches

41 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
Paulo Roberto Beloto
Born
9 April 1957
Birthplace
Adamantina

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception stands in Franca, 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

Within the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil, the Diocese of Franca has its seat in the city of Franca and carries the Latin name Dioecesis Francopolitana.