Bishopric of Assis
| Bishopric of Assis | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Botucatu |
| Diocesan bishop | Argemiro de Azevedo CMF |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Antônio de Souza CSS |
| founding | 1928 |
| Parishes | 26 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 311,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 273,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 87.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,349 |
| Friars | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora |
| Website | http://www.diocesedeassis.org/ |
The Diocese of Assis ( lat. Dioecesis Assisensis , port. Diocese de Assis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Assis in the state of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Assis was founded on November 30, 1928 by Pope Pius XI. Erected from cession of territory by the Diocese of Botucatu . On January 16, 1960, the Diocese of Assis gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Presidente Prudente . Another assignment of territory took place on December 30, 1998 to establish the diocese of Ourinhos .
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Botucatu as a suffragan .
Bishops of Assis
- Antônio José dos Santos CM , 1929-1956
- José Lázaro Neves CM, 1956–1977
- Antônio de Souza CSS , 1977-2004
- Maurício Grotto de Camargo , 2004–2008, then Archbishop of Botucatu
- José Benedito Simão , 2009–2015
- Argemiro de Azevedo CMF , since 2016