Taubate, Diocese of (DE TAUBAT), in Brazil, South America, established on April 29, 1908, as a suffragan of Sao Paulo. The present incumbent and first bishop, the Right Rev. Epaminondas Nunes de Avila e Silva (b. July 4, 1869; consecrated September 8, 1909) entered upon his duties on November 21, 1909. In the town of Taub Ate, there are, besides the cathedral, which is one of the finest in Brazil, the churches of Sant’ Anna, Nossa Senhora do Pilar, and Santa Clara (built in 1644), and the chapels of the San Jose school of Santa Isabel Hospital, and of the Mendicant Asylum. The Catholic educational institutions in Taubate are: the Seminario Menor, under the Capuchin Fathers; the Collegio de Nossa Senhora do Born Conselho, and the San Jose School, both under the Sisters of St. Joseph; the Collegio Immaculado Coracao de Maria, and the Collegio de Santa Veronica, administered by the Third Order of St. Francis. The religious orders in the diocese are: Capuchins; Franciscans; and Sisters of St. Joseph. There are seven religious associations or brotherhoods. The official organ of the diocese is “O Labaro”, which was founded by Msgr. Nunes de Avila.
JULIAN MORENO—LACALLE