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Suffragan diocese Jaú, Brazil

Diocese of Jaú

Iauen(sis)

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

Esri
The address the register holds for Jaú Cathedral, in Jaú, Brazil.

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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.

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

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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.