Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira is a diocese located in the city of Limeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil.History
- April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Piracicaba
Bishops
- José Roberto Fortes Palau
- Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C.
- Augusto José Zini Filho
- Ercílio Turco, appointed Bishop of Osasco, São Paulo
- Fernando Legal, S.D.B., appointed Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, São Paulo
- Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R., appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo in 2001
- José Carlos Brandão Cabral, appointed Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais in 2013
- José Reginaldo Andrietta, appointed Bishop of Jales, São Paulo in 2015