Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis
Diocese of Assis Dioecesis Assisensis Diocese de Assis | |
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![]() Cathedral Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
Metropolitan | Botucatu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 314,000 267,000 (85%) |
Parishes | 25 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 November 1928 (95 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Argemiro de Azevedo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Maurício Grotto de Camargo |
Bishops emeritus | Antônio de Souza Bishop Emeritus |
Website | |
http://www.diocesedeassis.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis (Latin: Dioecesis Assisensis) is a diocese located in the city of Assis in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.
History
[edit]- November 11, 1928: Established as Diocese of Assis from the Diocese of Botucatu
Special churches
[edit]- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica São Vicente de Paulo
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Assis (Latin Rite)
- Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. (1929.11.22 – 1956.02.01)
- José Lázaro Neves, C.M. (1956.02.11 – 1977.07.20)
- Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (1977.07.20 – 2004.10.27)
- Maurício Grotto de Camargo (2004.10.27 – 2008.11.19), appointed Archbishop of Botucatu
- José Benedito Simão (2009.06.24 - 2015.11.27 )[1]
- Argemiro de Azevedo (2017.02.25 - present)
Coadjutor bishops
[edit]- José Lázaro Neves, C.M. (1952-1956)
- Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (1974-1977)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- José Lázaro Neves, C.M. (1948-1952), appointed Coadjutor here
- Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (1995-1998), appointed Bishop of Goiás
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Otacílio Luziano Da Silva, appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo in 2009
Sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian)Rinunce e Nomine
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