Roman Catholic Diocese of Presidente Prudente
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The Diocese of Presidente Prudente (Latin: Dioecesis Prudentipolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Southern Brazil. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu.
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Diocese of Presidente Prudente Dioecesis Prudentipolitana Diocese de Presidente Prudente | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,251 km2 (5,116 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 511,445 470,000 (91.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 January 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Sebastian in Presidente Prudente |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos |
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Its cathedra is in the Catedral São Sebastião, dedicated to Saint Sebastian, in the episcopal see of Presidente Prudente.