Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João da Boa Vista (Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São João da Boa Vista in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

History

 * 16 January 1960: Established as Diocese of São João da Boa Vista from the Diocese of Rio Preto

Bishops

 * Bishops of São João da Boa Vista (Latin Rite)
 * David Picão (1960.05.14 – 1963.05.10), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santos, São Paulo
 * Tomás Vaquero (1963.07.02 – 1991.01.23)
 * Dadeus Grings (1991.01.23 – 2000.04.12), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
 * David Dias Pimentel (2001.02.07 – 2016.11.20)
 * Antônio Emídio Vilar (2016.11.20 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Luiz Antônio Cipolini, appointed Bishop of Marília, São Paulo in 2013
 * Luiz Carlos Dias, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2016

Main churches

 * Santuário de Adoração Nossa Senhora do Rosário – Mococa-SP
 * Santuário do Perpétuo Socorro – São João da Boa Vista-SP
 * Santuário Nossa Senhora do Desterro – Casa Branca
 * Santuário Nossa Senhora Aparecida – Tambaú-SP
 * Santuário Santa Luzia – Espírito Santo do Pinhal – SP
 * Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora da Conceição – Caconde – SP
 * Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Caconde, Caconde