Suffragan diocese Lins, Brazil
Diocese of Lins
Linen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Lins is a Latin rite diocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, erected in 1926 as the Diocese of Cafelândia and renamed Lins in 1950, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Botucatu. João Gilberto de Moura was installed as its ninth bishop on December 14, 2024.
On the map
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- Established
- 1926
- Catholics
- 183,350
- Priests
- 67
- Territory
- 8,429 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São Luiz GonzagaLuizianiaView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoLinsView parish
- São SebastiãoPirajuíView parish
- São SebastiãoSabinoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- João Gilberto de Moura
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The cathedral
Catedral Santo Antônio stands in Lins, 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
Seated in the city of Lins, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Linensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.