The ãoJoséRoman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto () is a diocese located in the city of São José do Rio Preto in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.
History
25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal 11 December 2002: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
Special churches
Minor Basilicas: Basílica Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Rio Preto
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
Bishops of São José do Rio Preto (Roman rite), below
Bishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. (19 January 2022 – present) Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva (16 November 2012 – 18 August 2021) Bishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto (25 February 2006 – 7 March 2012); elevated to Archbishop of Uberaba Bishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (25 April 1997 – 8 December 2004); elevated to Archbishop of Belem do Para, then Archbishop of Sao Sebastio Rio de Janeiro; future Cardinal Bishops of Rio Preto (Roman Rite), below Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (4 August 1968 – 26 February 1997) Bishop Lafayette Libânio (27 December 1930 – 3 November 1966)
Auxiliary bishop
José Joaquim Gonçalves (1957-1973), appointednBishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
David Dias Pimentel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1996
References
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website (Portuguese)