Diocese of Marília
Marilien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Marília, Brazil
The Diocese of Marilia is a Latin Church diocese in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, erected in 1952 from the Diocese of Lins. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Botucatu and is led by Bishop Luiz Antonio Cipolini.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 16 February 1952
- Latin
- Marilien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Benedict
- Annuario code
- 001002167
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 522,000
- Population
- 652,850
- Catholic share
- 80.0%
- Priests
- 105
- Catholics per priest
- 4,971
- Extent
- 11,943 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 44
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Luiz Antônio Cipolini
- Born
- 8 July 1962
- Birthplace
- Caconde
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Basilica Sao Bento stands in Marília, 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.
The province of Botucatu
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Botucatu.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AraçatubaAraçatuba
- Diocese of AssisAssis
- Diocese of BauruBauru
- Archdiocese of BotucatuBotucatu
- Diocese of LinsLins
- Diocese of OurinhosOurinhos
- Diocese of Presidente PrudentePresidente Prudente
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil lies the Diocese of Marília (Latin: Dioecesis Mariliensis), seated in the city of Marília.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].