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Suffragan diocese Presidente Prudente, Brazil

Diocese of Presidente Prudente

Prudentipolitan(us)

The Diocese of Presidente Prudente is a Latin Church see in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, erected in 1960 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Botucatu. It has been led by Bishop Benedito Goncalves dos Santos since 2008.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral São Sebastião, in Presidente Prudente, Brazil.

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Established
1960
Catholics
542,400
Priests
70
Territory
13,251 km²

Parishes and churches

51 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
Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos

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The cathedral

Catedral São Sebastião stands in Presidente Prudente, 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

A Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Southern Brazil, the Diocese of Presidente Prudente (Latin: Dioecesis Prudentipolitana) is suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu. In the episcopal see of Presidente Prudente, the cathedra rests in the Catedral São Sebastião, dedicated to Saint Sebastian.