Roman Catholic Diocese of Presidente Prudente

Diocese of Presidente Prudente Dioecesis Prudentipolitanus Diocese de Presidente Prudente
File:Praça Nove de Julho.JPG Cathedral of St. Sebastian
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Botucatu
Metropolitan	Botucatu
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 511,445 470,000 (91.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 January 1960 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Sebastian in Presidente Prudente
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos
Emeritus Bishops	Antônio Agostinho Marochi José María Libório Camino Saracho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Presidente Prudente (Latin: Dioecesis Prudentipolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Presidente Prudente in the Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.

History

• January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of Presidente Prudente from Diocese of Assis

Leadership

• Bishops of Presidente Prudente (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos (2008.04.16 – present)
  • Bishop José María Libório Camino Saracho (2002.02.20 – 2008.04.16)
  • Bishop Antônio Agostinho Marochi (1976.02.02 – 2002.02.20)
  • Bishop José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. (later Archbishop) (1969.11.24 – 1975.08.19)
  • Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (1960.03.26 – 1968.05.06)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)