Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis
{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Assis
|latin = Dioecesis Assisensis
|local = Diocese de Assis
|image = CatedralAssis.jpg
|caption = Cathedral Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis
|country = {{flag|Brazil}}
|province = Botucatu
|metropolitan = Botucatu
|rite = Latin Rite
|established = 11 November 1928 ({{age|1928|11|11}} years ago)
|cathedral = Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 9,187
|population = 314,000
|population_as_of = 2012
|catholics = 267,000
|catholics_percent= 85
|parishes = 25
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Argemiro de Azevedo
|metro_archbishop = Maurício Grotto de Camargo
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|emeritus_bishops = Antônio de Souza Bishop Emeritus
|map =
|website = http://www.diocesedeassis.org/
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Assisensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Assis in the ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil.
History
- November 11, 1928: Established as Diocese of Assis from the Diocese of Botucatu
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica São Vicente de Paulo
Bishops
- 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 ){{in lang|it}}[http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/24042.php?index=24042&po_date=24.06.2009&lang=en Rinunce e Nomine]
- Argemiro de Azevedo (2017.02.25 - present)
=Coadjutor bishops=
- José Lázaro Neves, C.M. (1952-1956)
- Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (1974-1977)
=Auxiliary bishops=
- 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=
- Otacílio Luziano Da Silva, appointed Bishop of Catanduva, São Paulo in 2009
Sources
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/assi1.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dassi.html Catholic Hierarchy]
References
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Category:Christian organizations established in 1928
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