The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu () is an

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located in the city of

Botucatu Botucatu is a city in the southeastern region of Brazil and is located from São Paulo, the capital of the state of São Paulo. It has an estimated population of 148,130 (as of 2020) in an area of . It lies on the top of a plateau ( high). Botuca ...

in Brazil.

History

* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Botucatu from the Diocese of São Paulo In 1937 the bishop of the diocese,

Carlos Duarte Costa Carlos Duarte Costa (July 21, 1888 – March 26, 1961) was a Brazilian bishop who became the founder of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church, an Independent Catholic church, and its international communion, which long after his death bec ...

resigned under pressure from the Vatican. He would later go on to form a Brazilian Catholic Church that allowed married priests and ended personal confessions. * April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Bishops of Botucatu (Latin Rite) ** Lúcio Antunes de Souza (1908.10.17 – 1923.10.19) **

(1924.07.04 – 1937.09.22) ** Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1938.04.12 – 1946.05.05) ** Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. (1948.05.15 – 1958.04.19) * Archbishops of Botucatu **

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, O.F.M. (1958.04.19 – 1968.03.27) ** Vicente Ângelo José Marchetti Zioni (1968.03.27 – 1989.05.30) **

Antônio Maria Mucciolo Antônio Maria Mucciolo (May 1, 1923 – September 29, 2012) was an Italian-born prelate of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Mucciolo was born in Castel San Lorenzo, Italy and ordained a priest on November 4, 1949. Mucciolo was appointed bishop of ...

(1989.05.30 – 2000.06.07) ** Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. (2000.06.07 – 2008.11.19) ** Maurício Grotto de Camargo (2008.11.19 – present)

Auxiliary bishop

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(1965–1968), appointed Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Lorena, São Paulo in 1960 *

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, appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana in 2018

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Araçatuba *

Diocese of Assis The Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis () is a diocese located in the city of Assis in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil. History * November 11, 1928: Established as Diocese of Assis from the Diocese of Botucatu Special churches *M ...

* Diocese of Bauru * Diocese of Lins * Diocese of Marília * Diocese of Ourinhos * Diocese of Presidente Prudente

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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