Suffragan diocese Jaú, Brazil
Diocese of Jaú
Iauen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Jaú is a Latin Rite diocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, established on June 26, 2024 by Pope Francis from the territory of the Diocese of São Carlos. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Campinas.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 2024
- Catholics
- 311,096
- Priests
- 67
- Territory
- 6,018 km²
Parishes and churches
45 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São BeneditoJaúView parish
- São Francisco de AssisTorrinhaView parish
- São Francisco de AssisBrotasView parish
- São JoséJaúView parish
- São JoséBarra BonitaView parish
- São JoséTorrinhaView parish
- São João BatistaJaúView parish
- São João BatistaBocainaView parish
- São Judas TadeuJaúView parish
- São Paulo ApóstoloIbitingaView parish
- São PedroIbitingaView parish
- São Pedro e São PauloJaúView parish
- São SebastiãoJaúView parish
- São SebastiãoBorboremaView parish
- São Sebastião e Santa EfigêniaBrotasView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francisco Carlos da Silva
- Born
- 30 September 1955
- Birthplace
- Tabatinga
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Jaú Cathedral stands in Jaú, 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 Campinas in Brazil sits the Diocese of Jaú, known in Latin as Dioecesis Iauensis. Its episcopal seat is the city of Jaú, home to the cathedral of Our Lady of Patronage.