Diocese of Franca
Francopolitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Franca, Brazil
The Diocese of Franca is a Latin Church diocese in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto. It was established in 1971 from territory of the Diocese of Rio Preto.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 February 1971
- Latin
- Francopolitan(us)
- Patron
- Imaculada Conceição
- Annuario code
- 001001439
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 600,000
- Population
- 760,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 78.9%
- Priests
- 83
- Catholics per priest
- 7,229
- Extent
- 6,721 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 89
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
- Paulo Roberto Beloto
- Born
- 9 April 1957
- Birthplace
- Adamantina
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
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception stands in Franca, 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 Ribeirão Preto
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of JaboticabalJaboticabal
- Archdiocese of Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil, the Diocese of Franca has its seat in the city of Franca and carries the Latin name Dioecesis Francopolitana.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.