Suffragan diocese Franca, Brazil
Diocese of Franca
Francopolitan(us)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- São Francisco de AssisFrancaView parish
- São JoaquimSão Joaquim da BarraView parish
- São JoséOrlândiaView parish
- São JoséSão José da Bela VistaView parish
- São João BatistaFrancaView parish
- São Judas TadeuFrancaView parish
- São PedroFrancaView parish
- São SebastiãoFrancaView parish
- São SebastiãoJeriquaraView parish
- São Sebastião e Santo AntônioGuaráView parish
- São Vicente de PauloFrancaView parish
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.