The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amparo ( la, Dioecesis Amparensis) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of Amparo in the

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Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...

in Brazil.

History

* December 23, 1997: Established as Diocese of Amparo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campinas and

Diocese of Limeira The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira ( la, Dioecesis Limeirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Limeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Campinas in Brazil. History * April 29, 1976: Established as Diocese of Limeira from the Metropolita ...

Leadership

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s of Amparo (Latin Rite) ** Francisco José Zugliani (23 Dec 1997 – 14 Jul 2010) ** Pedro Carlos Cipolini (14 Jul 2010 – 6 Jan 2016); formerly of the clergy of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas ( la, Archidioecesis Campinensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil. History * June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo * April 19, 19 ...

, Brazil; up until now pastor of the

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Nossa Senhora de Carmo ''Nossa'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Species *''Nossa alpherakii'' ( Herz, 1904) *''Nossa moorei'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nagaensis'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nelcinn ...

" and Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University; born in Caconde, Brazil in 1952 and ordained a priest in 1978 **

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(6 Jan 2016 - Present)

References

GCatholic.org

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