Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
- 9 June 1962: Established as Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté.
- It lost territory on 30 January 1981 to establish the Diocese of Guarulhos.
Bishops
- Bishops of Mogi das Cruzes, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop Pedro Luiz Stinghini
- * Bishop Airton José dos Santos, appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo
- * Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem.
- * Bishop Emílio Pignoli, appointed Bishop of Campo Limpo, São Paulo
- * Bishop Paulo Rolim Loureiro
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2011
- Carlos José de Oliveira, appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana in 2018