Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Amparo / Amparen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Campinas
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2016.01.06 – ...): | ![]() |
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Bishop of Amparo (Brazil)
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Bishop of Santo André (Brazil)
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Bishop emeritus of Amparo (Brazil)
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Area: 2,355 km²
Population: 320,880 Catholics (68.2% of 470,182 total) (2020)
Statistics: 34 parishes, 43 priests (39 diocesan, 4 religious), 11 deacons, 88 lay religious (6 brothers, 82 sisters), 13 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Amparo (September 8)
Last updated on 2023.01.27
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