Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro

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.

Diocese of Santo Amaro Dioecesis Sancti Mauri
Catedral Santo Amaro in 2016
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 (36 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santo Amaro
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
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

History

• 15 March 1989: Established as Diocese of Santo Amaro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Leadership

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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)
• Diocese Facebook