Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro
Appearance
Diocese of Santo Amaro Dioecesis Sancti Mauri | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
Statistics | |
Area | 600 km2 (230 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,800,000 1,900,000 (67.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 March 1989 (35 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Amaro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Giuseppe Negri, P.I.M.E. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
Auxiliary Bishops | Marcelo Antônio da Silva |
Bishops emeritus | Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M. |
Website | |
diocesedesantoamaro.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Mauri) is a diocese located in the district of Santo Amaro, in the city and the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 15 March 1989: Established as Diocese of Santo Amaro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Santo Amaro
- Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M. (14 March 1989 – 2 December 2015)
- José Negri, P.I.M.E. (2 December 2015 – present)
- Coadjutor 2014–2015
- Auxiliary bishops
- Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (2000–2002), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu
- Marcelo Antônio da Silva (2023-).
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília in 2013
References
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