Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba

Diocese of Araçatuba Dioecesis Arassatubensis Diocese de Araçatuba
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Botucatu
Metropolitan	Botucatu
Statistics
Area	9,798 km2 (3,783 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 500,000 424,550 (84.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 March 1994 (30 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida in Araçatuba
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sérgio Krzywy
Metropolitan Archbishop	Maurício Grotto de Camargo
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba (Latin: Dioecesis Arassatubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçatuba in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.

History

• March 23, 1994: Established as Diocese of Araçatuba from the Diocese of Lins

Bishops

• Bishops of Araçatuba (Latin Rite)
  • José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1994.03.23 – 2003.09.17)
  • Maurício Grotto de Camargo (Apostolic Administrator 2003.09.17 – 2004.05.24)
  • Sérgio Krzywy (2004.05.26 – ...)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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