Archdiocese of São José do Rio Preto
Sancti Josephi Riopreten(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Latin Catholic see in northwestern São Paulo state, erected as the Diocese of Rio Preto in 1929 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 22 May 2025. Its suffragan dioceses are Barretos, Catanduva, Jales, and Votuporanga.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1929
- Latin
- Sancti Josephi Riopreten(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001002992
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 701,000
- Population
- 934,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 75.1%
- Priests
- 119
- Catholics per priest
- 5,891
- Extent
- 14,423 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 49
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
- Archbishop
- Antônio Emídio Vilar
- Born
- 14 November 1957
- Birthplace
- Guardinha
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)
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 São José stands in São José do Rio Preto, 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 São José do Rio Preto
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BarretosBarretos
- Diocese of CatanduvaCatanduva
- Diocese of JalesJales
- Diocese of VotuporangaVotuporanga
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the Brazilian city of São José do Rio Preto, this archdiocese bears the Latin name Archidioecesis Riopretensis.
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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: hello@catholicintelligence.com.