Diocese of Assis

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Bishop(s) Maurício Grotto de Camargo, 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: 9,187 (3,548 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 1 Mailing Address: C.P. 809, Rua Dom Jose Lazaro Nevez 414, 19814-970 Assis, SP, Brazil Telephone: (018) 322-2279 Fax: 322-5601

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. † (22 Nov 1929 Appointed - 1 Feb 1956 Died)
• José Lázaro Neves, C.M. † (11 Feb 1956 Succeeded - 20 Jul 1977 Retired)
• Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (20 Jul 1977 Succeeded - 27 Oct 2004 Retired)
• Maurício Grotto de Camargo (27 Oct 2004 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
30 November 1928	Erected	Diocese of Botucatu	Diocese of Assis (erected)
16 January 1960	Territory Lost	Diocese of Assis	Diocese of Presidente Prudente (erected)
30 December 1998	Territory Lost	Diocese of Assis Archdiocese of Botucatu Diocese of Itapeva	Diocese of Ourinhos (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	600,000	630,000	95.2%	15	24	39	15,384		10	52	33	ap1951
1959	600,000	630,000	95.2%	16	45	61	9,836		45	88	38	ap1960
1966	320,000	350,000	91.4%	10	33	43	7,441		21	74	23	ap1967
1970	270,000	300,000	90.0%	10	33	43	6,279		37	97	27	ap1971
1976	270,000	320,000	84.4%	13	24	37	7,297		30	75	33	ap1977
1977	250,000	349,000	71.6%	13	25	38	6,578		28	72	31	ap1981
1990	395,000	440,000	89.8%	18	16	34	11,617		16	76	32	ap1991
1999	230,000	300,000	76.7%	31	22	53	4,339		44	98	31	ap2000
2000	230,071	279,699	82.3%	26	13	39	5,899		13	54	25	ap2001
2001	215,000	279,699	76.9%	38	13	51	4,215		24	51	25	ap2002
2002	223,000	289,194	77.1%	24	13	37	6,027		24	51	25	ap2003
2003	223,000	262,513	84.9%	28	15	43	5,186		26	31	25	ap2004
2004	245,000	289,194	84.7%	24	16	40	6,125		27	39	25	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Feb 1974; Bishop: 20 Jul 1977 to 27 Oct 2004)
• Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1929 to 1 Feb 1956)
• Maurício Grotto de Camargo (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 May 2000; Bishop: 27 Oct 2004)
• Sérgio Krzywy (Priest: 28 Dec 1983 to 26 May 2004)
• José Lázaro Neves, C.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1948; Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Feb 1952; Bishop: 11 Feb 1956 to 20 Jul 1977)
• Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1995 to 2 Dec 1998)