Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Assis / Assisen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Botucatu
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 19 (1974)
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Bishop (2016.12.14 – ...): | Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (71) |
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Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (71) Bishop of Assis (Brazil)
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Bishop José Benedito Simão
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Bishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (67) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil) Sereis minhas testemunhas até os confins do mundo
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Bishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (95) Bishop emeritus of Assis (Brazil)
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Bishop José Lázaro Neves, C.M.
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Bishop Antônio José dos Santos, C.M.
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Area: 31,412 km²
Population: 207,000 Catholics (64.7% of 320,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 46 priests (36 diocesan, 10 religious), 33 religious (11 brothers, 22 sisters), 10 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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