Diocese of Assis Dioecesis Assisensis Diocese de Assis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Botucatu |
Metropolitan | Botucatu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 314,000 267,000 (85%) |
Parishes | 25 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 November 1928 (95 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Argemiro de Azevedo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Maurício Grotto de Camargo |
Bishops emeritus | Antônio de Souza Bishop Emeritus |
Website | |
http://www.diocesedeassis.org/ |
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