Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Campos (Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of São José dos Campos, in the ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.

History

 * January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of São José dos Campos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté

Bishops

 * Bishops of São José dos Campos (Latin Church)
 * Bishop Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (1981.02.11 – 1991.01.23), appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (Cardinal in 2003)
 * Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (1991.05.11 – 2003.10.01), appointed Bishop of Santo André, São Paulo
 * Bishop Moacir Silva (2004.10.20 – 2013.04.24), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto by Pope Francis
 * Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (2014.03.20 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Dimas Lara Barbosa was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2003