Suffragan diocese Taubaté, Brazil

Diocese of Taubaté

Taubaten(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, erected in 1908 from the Diocese of São Paulo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aparecida, with Wilson Luís Angotti Filho as bishop since 2015.

On the map

The address the register holds for Catedral São Francisco das Chagas, in Taubaté, Brazil.

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Established: 1908
Catholics: 567,000
Priests: 135
Territory: 4,626 km²

Parishes and churches

48 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: Wilson Luís Angotti Filho
Born: 5 April 1958
Birthplace: Taquaritinga

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The cathedral

Catedral São Francisco das Chagas stands in Taubaté, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Seated in the city of Taubaté, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Taubatensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 7 June 1908
Latin: Taubaten(sis)
Patron: St. Francis of Assisi
Annuario code: 001003180

The see in figures

Catholics: 567,000
Population: 666,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 85.1%
Priests: 135
Catholics per priest: 4,200
Extent: 4,626 km²
Catholics per km²: 123

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Avenida Professor Moreira 327, Jardim das Nações, 12030-070 Taubaté, SP, Brasil
Telephone: [012]3632-2855
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Aparecida

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Aparecida.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of AparecidaAparecida
Diocese of CaraguatatubaCaraguatatuba
Diocese of LorenaLorena
Diocese of São José dos CamposSão José dos Campos

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of AparecidaAparecida40 km
Diocese of São José dos CamposSão José dos Campos41 km
Diocese of LorenaLorena56 km
Diocese of CaraguatatubaCaraguatatuba68 km
Diocese of Mogi das CruzesMogi das Cruzes86 km
Archdiocese of Pouso AlegrePouso Alegre97 km
Diocese of Bragança PaulistaBragança Paulista100 km
Diocese of São Miguel PaulistaSão Miguel Paulista104 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].