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Diocese of

Assis

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Assis / Assisen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Botucatu

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (30)

Londrina (↙), Presidente Prudente (←), Marília (↑), Ourinhos (→), Jacarezinho (↘), Cornélio Procópio (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2016.12.14 – ...):Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (70)Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (70)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Assis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (70)Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (70)
(2016.12.14 – ...)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil)

Pasce agnos meos

Born:1952.12.03 (Fernandópolis, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1980.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:2017.02.25

Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (2016.12.14 – ...)

Bishop José Benedito Simão
(2009.06.24 – 2015.11.27)

Pax et spes

Born:1951.01.01 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1981.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:2002.01.25
Died:2015.11.27 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Tagaria (2001.11.28 – 2009.06.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (2001.11.28 – 2009.06.24)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (2009.06.24 – 2015.11.27)

Archbishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (65)Bishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (65) (later Archbishop)
(2004.10.27 – 2008.11.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil)

Sereis minhas testemunhas até os confins do mundo

Born:1957.09.26 (Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1981.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:2000.07.30

Coadjutor Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (2000.05.03 – 2004.10.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Araçatuba (Brazil) (2003.09.17 – 2004.05.24)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (2004.10.27 – 2008.11.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil) (2008.11.19 – ...)

Bishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (93)Bishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (93)
(1977.07.20 – 2004.10.27)

Bishop emeritus of Assis (Brazil)

In Finem Dilexit

Born:1929.10.21 (Bom Jesus dos Perdões, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:1974.04.16

Titular Bishop of Egnatia (1974.02.09 – 1977.07.20)

Coadjutor Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1974.02.09 – 1977.07.20)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1977.07.20 – 2004.10.27)

Bishop José Lázaro Neves, C.M.
(1956.02.11 – 1977.07.20)

Oportet illum regnare

Born:1902.04.28 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1926.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1948.11.21
Died:1991.05.01 († 89)

Auxiliary Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1948.08.30 – 1952.02.12)

Titular Bishop of Abari (1948.08.30 – 1956.02.11)

Coadjutor Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1952.02.12 – 1956.02.11)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1956.02.11 – 1977.07.20)

Bishop Antônio José dos Santos, C.M.
(1929.11.22 – 1956.02.01)

Deus adjutor

Born:1872.11.23 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1900.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:1919.10.19
Died:1956.02.01 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Croæ (1918.12.13 – 1929.11.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina (Brazil) (1918.12.13 – 1929.11.22)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1929.11.22 – 1956.02.01)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 31,412 km²

Population: 204,624 Catholics (64.5% of 317,248 total) (2020)

Statistics: 28 parishes, 1 mission, 45 priests (33 diocesan, 12 religious), 36 lay religious (13 brothers, 23 sisters), 14 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 19 (1974)

History

Last updated on 2023.04.13

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