Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São José do Rio Preto

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São José do Rio Preto (Latin: Archidioecesis Riopretensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of São José do Rio Preto in Brazil.

• 25 January 1929: Established as Diocese of Rio Preto from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal
• 12 December 1959: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Jales
• 14 April 1973: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Barretos
• 9 February 2000: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Catanduva
• 11 December 2002: Renamed as Diocese of São José do Rio Preto
• 20 July 2016: Lost territory to the erection of the Diocese of Votuporanga
• 22 May 2025: Elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese; the ecclesiastical province of São José do Rio Preto was erected by Pope Leo XIV.

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Rio Preto

• Diocese of Barretos
• Diocese of Catanduva
• Diocese of Jales
• Diocese of Votuporanga

• Bishops of São José do Rio Preto (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. (19 January 2022 – present)
  • Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva (16 November 2012 – 18 August 2021)
  • Bishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto (25 February 2006 – 7 March 2012); elevated to Archbishop of Uberaba
  • Bishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (25 April 1997 – 8 December 2004); elevated to Archbishop of Belem do Para, then Archbishop of Sao Sebastio Rio de Janeiro; future Cardinal
• Bishops of Rio Preto (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (4 August 1968 – 26 February 1997)
  • Bishop Lafayette Libânio (27 December 1930 – 3 November 1966)

• José Joaquim Gonçalves (1957-1973), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana

• David Dias Pimentel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1996

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)