Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas (Archidioecesis Campinensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.



History

 * June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo
 * April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Archbishops of Campinas (Roman rite), below
 * Archbishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (since 2019.05.15)
 * Archbishop Airton José dos Santos (2012.02.15 - 2018.04.25), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
 * Archbishop Bruno Gamberini (2004.08.01 – 2011.08.28)
 * Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1982.02.10 – 2004.08.01)
 * Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1968.09.19 – 1982.02.10)
 * Archbishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (1958.04.19 – 1968.09.19) see below
 * Bishops of Campinas (Roman Rite), below
 * Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1941.12.14 – 1958.04.19) see above
 * Bishop Francisco de Campos Barreto (1920.07.30 – 1941.08.22)
 * Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1908.08.03 – 1920.02.01)

Coadjutor archbishops

 * Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1966-1968)
 * Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1975-1982)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Joaquim Mamede da Silva (1916-1947)
 * Bernardo José Bueno Miele (1962-1967), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
 * Luiz Antônio Guedes (1997-2001) appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda, appointed Bishop of Pouso Alegre in 1916
 * Agnelo Rossi, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1956; future Cardinal
 * Ercílio Turco, appointed Bishop of Limeira, São Paulo in 1989
 * Pedro Carlos Cipolini, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Amparo
 * Diocese of Bragança Paulista
 * Diocese of Jaú
 * Diocese of Limeira
 * Diocese of Piracicaba
 * Diocese of São Carlos