Diocese of Catanduva, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Catanduva / Catanduven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: São José do Rio Preto

Neighbouring Dioceses: Lins (↙), São José do Rio Preto (↖), Barretos (↗), Jaboticabal (→), Jaú (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2000.02.09: Established as Diocese of Catanduva / Catanduven(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Jaboticabal, Diocese of Rio Preto and Diocese of São Carlos and became suffragan of Ribeirão Preto)
2025.05.22: Became suffragan of São José do Rio Preto

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.01.04 – ...):

Bishop José Benedito Cardoso (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Catanduva (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Benedito Cardoso (64)
(2024.01.04 – ...)

Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil)

O Senhor é o meu pastor e nada me faltará

Born:	1961.09.12 (Angatuba, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.11.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.03.15

Priest of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1986.11.23 – 2019.01.23)

Titular Bishop of Castellum minus (2019.01.23 – 2024.01.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (2019.01.23 – 2024.01.04)

Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil) (2024.01.04 – ...)

Bishop Luiz Carlos Dias (61)
(Apostolic Administrator 2023.11.01 – 2024.01.04)

Bishop Valdir Mamede (64)
(2019.07.10 – 2023.11.01)

Bishop emeritus of Catanduva (Brazil)

Ut vitam habeant

Born:	1961.07.21 (Silvianópolis, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1988.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.03.16

Priest of Brasília (Brazil) (1988.05.21 – 2013.02.06)

Titular Bishop of Naissus (2013.02.06 – 2019.07.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil) (2013.02.06 – 2019.07.10)

Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil) (2019.07.10 – 2023.11.01)

Archbishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (84)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.10.10 – 2019.07.10)

Bishop Otacílio Luziano Da Silva (71)
(2009.10.21 – 2018.10.10)

Bishop emeritus of Catanduva (Brazil)

Revesti-vos da caridade

Born:	1954.10.31 (Maracaí, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1987.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.12.30

Priest of Assis (Brazil) (1987.12.06 – 2009.10.21)

Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil) (2009.10.21 – 2018.10.10)

Bishop Antônio Celso Queiroz
(2000.02.09 – 2009.10.21)

Amou até o fim

Born:	1933.11.24 (Pirassununga, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1960.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.12.14
Died:	2023.04.16 (Campinas, SP, Brazil † 89)

Titular Bishop of Saetabis (1975.10.10 – 2000.02.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1975.10.10 – 2000.02.09)

General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1987 – 1995)

Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil) (2000.02.09 – 2009.10.21)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2003 – 2007)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santuário Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Catanduva, São Paulo
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (34)

Lins (↙), São José do Rio Preto (↖), Barretos (↗), Jaboticabal (→), Jaú (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,601 km²

Population: 218,000 Catholics (68.1% of 320,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 34 parishes, 58 missions

Personnel: 45 priests (42 diocesan, 3 religious), 1 deacon, 14 religious (3 brothers, 11 sisters), 11 seminarians