Suffragan diocese Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Diocese of Presidente Prudente
Prudentipolitan(us)
Latin Church
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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- Santo Antônio de LisboaPresidente VenceslauView parish
- Santo Antônio de PáduaCaiabuView parish
- Santo Antônio de PáduaPresidente PrudenteView parish
- Santo Antônio de PáduaSandovalinaView parish
- São BeneditoAlfredo MarcondesView parish
- São Francisco de AssisPresidente PrudenteView parish
- São Francisco de PaulaNarandibaView parish
- São Francisco de Paula e Nossa Senhora de FátimaPresidente VenceslauView parish
- São Jerônimo EmilianiPresidente EpitácioView parish
- São JoséÁlvares MachadoView parish
- São JoséCaiuáView parish
- São JoséEuclides da Cunha PaulistaView parish
- São JoséPresidente PrudenteView parish
- São João BatistaPirapozinhoView parish
- São Judas TadeuPresidente PrudenteView parish
- São LucasPresidente PrudenteView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoPiquerobiView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoPresidente PrudenteView parish
- São Paulo ApóstoloPresidente PrudenteView parish
- São PedroPresidente EpitácioView parish
- São PedroPresidente PrudenteView parish
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.