Diocese of Jaú
Iauen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Jaú, Brazil
The Diocese of Jaú is a Latin Rite diocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, established on June 26, 2024 by Pope Francis from the territory of the Diocese of São Carlos. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Campinas.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 June 2024
- Latin
- Iauen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Patronage
- Annuario code
- 001005124
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 311,096
- Population
- 434,783
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 71.6%
- Priests
- 67
- Catholics per priest
- 4,643
- Extent
- 6,018 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 52
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
- Francisco Carlos da Silva
- Born
- 30 September 1955
- Birthplace
- Tabatinga
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
Jaú Cathedral stands in Jaú, 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 Campinas
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Campinas.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AmparoAmparo
- Diocese of Bragança PaulistaBragança Paulista
- Archdiocese of CampinasCampinas
- Diocese of LimeiraLimeira
- Diocese of PiracicabaPiracicaba
- Diocese of São CarlosSão Carlos
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil sits the Diocese of Jaú, known in Latin as Dioecesis Iauensis. Its episcopal seat is the city of Jaú, home to the cathedral of Our Lady of Patronage.
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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.