Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista (Dioecesis Brigantiensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança Paulista in the ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.

History

 * July 24, 1925: Established as Diocese of Bragança Paulista from the Diocese of Campinas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * Basílica Nossa Senhora do Belém

Bishops

 * Bishops of Bragança Paulista (Latin Rite)
 * José Maurício da Rocha (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)
 * José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1971.02.01 – 1976.11.10)
 * Antônio Pedro Misiara (1976.10.27 – 1995.05.17)
 * Bruno Gamberini (1995.05.17 – 2004.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
 * José María Pinheiro (9 March 2005 – 16 September 2009)
 * Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (16 September 2009 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * Jeremias Antônio de Jesus, appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais in 2012