Diocese of Amparo, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Amparo / Amparen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Campinas

Neighbouring Dioceses: Campinas (↙), Limeira (←), São João da Boa Vista (↑), Pouso Alegre (↗), Bragança Paulista (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Amparo (September 8)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1997.12.23: Established as Diocese of Amparo / Amparen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and Diocese of Limeira and became suffragan of Campinas)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2016.01.06 – ...):

Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Féchio (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Amparo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Féchio (60)
(2016.01.06 – ...)

Bishop of Amparo (Brazil)

Pela graça de Deus

Born:	1965.12.04 (Matão, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1990.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.03.19

Priest of São Carlos (Brazil) (1990.12.14 – 2011.01.19)

Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena (2011.01.19 – 2016.01.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (2011.01.19 – 2016.01.06)

Bishop of Amparo (Brazil) (2016.01.06 – ...)

Bishop Pedro Carlos Cipollini (73)
(2010.07.14 – 2015.05.27)

Bishop of Santo André (Brazil)

In nomine Jesu

Born:	1952.05.04 (Caconde, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1978.02.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.10.12

Priest of Franca (Brazil) (1978.02.25 – 2010.07.14)

Bishop of Amparo (Brazil) (2010.07.14 – 2015.05.27)

Bishop of Santo André (Brazil) (2015.05.27 – ...)

Bishop Francisco José Zugliani (91)
(1997.12.23 – 2010.07.14)

Bishop emeritus of Amparo (Brazil)

Lux et vita

Born:	1934.05.01 (Mineiros do Tietê, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1961.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.03.18

Priest of São Carlos (Brazil) (1961.07.09 – 1997.12.23)

Bishop of Amparo (Brazil) (1997.12.23 – 2010.07.14)

Special Churches

Churches by City (36)

Campinas (↙), Limeira (←), São João da Boa Vista (↑), Pouso Alegre (↗), Bragança Paulista (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,355 km²

Population: 300,808 Catholics (66.7% of 451,211 total)

Pastoral Centres: 34 parishes

Personnel: 46 priests (41 diocesan, 5 religious), 11 deacons, 83 religious (8 brothers, 75 sisters), 11 seminarians