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Diocese of Marília

Marilien(sis)

The Diocese of Marilia is a Latin Church diocese in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, erected in 1952 from the Diocese of Lins. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Botucatu and is led by Bishop Luiz Antonio Cipolini.

The see

Rank
Suffragan diocese
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
16 February 1952
Latin
Marilien(sis)
Patron
Saint Benedict
Annuario code
001002167

The see in figures

Catholics
522,000
Population
652,850
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
80.0%
Priests
105
Catholics per priest
4,971
Extent
11,943 km²
Catholics per km²
44

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
Luiz Antônio Cipolini
Born
8 July 1962
Birthplace
Caconde

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

Catedral Basilica Sao Bento stands in Marília, 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 Botucatu

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Botucatu.

The sees of this province:

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

History

Within the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil lies the Diocese of Marília (Latin: Dioecesis Mariliensis), seated in the city of Marília.

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Sources

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.