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Diocese of Limeira
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The Diocese of Limeira is a Latin rite diocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, erected in 1976 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Campinas. The see is sede vacante as of 2026 after Bishop José Roberto Fortes Palau was transferred to the Archdiocese of Sorocaba on January 8, 2026, with Father Cassio Roberto Rossette serving as diocesan administrator.
- Bishop
- José Roberto Fortes Palau
- Latin name
- Limeiren(sis)
- Erected
- 29 April 1976
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores
- Patron
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Nossa Senhora das Dores)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Campinas (Archdiocese of Campinas)
- Catholics
- 632,706
- Chancery
- Rua Professora Anita Concilia B. Clemente dos Santos 260, Vila Fior, 13482-279 Limeira, SP, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. e fax [019]3441-5329
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Piracicaba 29 km
- Diocese of Campinas 53 km
- Diocese of Amparo 69 km
- Diocese of São Carlos 78 km
- Diocese of Jundiaí 88 km
- Diocese of São João da Boa Vista 93 km
Parishes near the see
- Imaculado Coração de Maria · Limeira 2 km
- Jesus Cristo Bom Pastor · Limeira 2 km
- Menino Jesus · Limeira 2 km
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Limeira 2 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Limeira 2 km
- Nossa Senhora de Lourdes · Limeira 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002004 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08