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Diocese of Assis

Dioecesis Assisensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F., Bishop
  • Antônio de Souza, C.S.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 November 1928
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Botucatu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 931,412 (359,757 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesedeassis.org
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Dom Jose Lazaro Nevez 414, 19814-391 Assis, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (018) 3322-2614; 3322-2279

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 November 1928ErectedDiocese of Botucatu (Assisi, Campos Novos, Candido Motta, Conçeieao de Monte Alegre, Maraeahy, Palmital, Paraguassù, Platina, Presidente Prudente, Quota, Salto Grande, Santo Anastasio, and San Pedro do Turvo) Diocese of Assis (erected)
19 April 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Assis (from São Paulo)
16 January 1960Territory LostDiocese of Assis (Presidente Prudente, Alfredo Marcondes, Alvares Machado, Anhumas, Caiabú, Caiuá, Indiana, Marabá Paulista, Mirante do Paranapanema, Piquerobi, Pirapozinho, Presidente Bernardes, Presidente Epitácio, Presidente Venceslau, Regente Feijó, Sandovalina, ...) Diocese of Presidente Prudente (erected)
11 April 1983Territory LostDiocese of Assis (Sancta Bibiana in Martinopolis) Diocese of Presidente Prudente
30 December 1998Territory LostDiocese of Assis
Archdiocese of Botucatu
Diocese of Itapeva (Fartura and Taguaí)
Diocese of Ourinhos (erected) (Ourinhos, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Espirito Santo do Turvo, Camitar, Chavantes, Ipaussu, Timburi, Sarutaiá, Tejupá, Piraju, Bernardino do Campo, Manduri, Oleo, Ibirarema, Salto Grande, Ribeirao do Sul, São Pedro do Turvo, Ocauçu, Lupércio, Alvinlândia,...)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950600,000630,00095.2%15243915,384105233ap1951
1959600,000630,00095.2%1645619,836458838ap1960
1966320,000350,00091.4%1033437,441217423ap1967
1970270,000300,00090.0%1033436,279379727ap1971
1976270,000320,00084.4%1324377,297307533ap1977
1977250,000349,00071.6%1325386,578287231ap1981
1990395,000440,00089.8%18163411,617167632ap1991
1999230,000300,00076.7%3122534,339449831ap2000
2000230,071279,69982.3%2613395,899135425ap2001
2001215,000279,69976.9%3813514,215245125ap2002
2002223,000289,19477.1%2413376,027245125ap2003
2003223,000262,51384.9%2815435,186263125ap2004
2004245,000289,19484.7%2416406,125273925ap2005
2006252,000296,00085.1%1914337,636273625ap2007
2012267,000314,00085.0%3510455,933212325ap2013
2015273,000311,00087.8%349436,34892626ap2016
2018275,100313,40187.8%3512475,853122126ap2019
2020278,000316,80087.8%3210426,619112928ap2021
2022205,522318,64064.5%3611474,372122128ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 155, to Page 157
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 90, to Page 94

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