Archdiocese of Campinas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.
History
- June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo
- April 19, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- *Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Campinas, below
- * Archbishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M.
- * Archbishop Airton José dos Santos, appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
- * Archbishop Bruno Gamberini
- * Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes
- * Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira
- * Archbishop Paulo de Tarso Campos see below
- Bishops of Campinas, below
- * Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos see above
- * Bishop Franciscus de Campos Barreto
- * Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery
Coadjutor archbishops
- Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira
- Gilberto Pereira Lopes
Auxiliary bishops
- Joaquim Mamede da Silva
- Bernardo José Bueno Miele, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
- Luiz Antônio Guedes appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda, appointed Bishop of Pouso Alegre in 1916
- Agnelo Rossi, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1956; future Cardinal
- Ercílio Turco, appointed Bishop of Limeira, São Paulo in 1989
- Pedro Carlos Cipolini, appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo in 2010