Diocese of Araçatuba Dioecesis Arassatubensis Diocese de Araçatuba |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
Metropolitan | Botucatu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,798 km2 (3,783 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 500,000 424,550 (84.9%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 23 March 1994 (23 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida in Araçatuba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sérgio Krzywy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Maurício Grotto de Camargo |
Emeritus Bishops | José Carlos Castanho de Almeida |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba (Latin: Dioecesis Arassatubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçatuba in the Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.
Coordinates: 21°12′25″S 50°26′19″W / 21.2069°S 50.4386°W