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Diocese of Amargosa

Dioecesis Amargosensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 May 1941
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 13,972 (5,396 Square Miles)
  • Description: Amargosa, Aratuípe, Cairú, Castro Alves, Conceição do Almeida, Dom Macedo Costa, Elísio Medrado, Iaçu, Itatim, Jaguaripe, Jequiriçá, Laje, Milagres, Muniz Ferreira, Mutuípe, Nazaré, Nilo Peçanha, President Tancredo Neves, Rafael Jambeiro, Santa Terezinha, Santo Antônio de Jesus, São Felipe, São Miguel das Matas, Taperoá, Ubaíra, Valença and Varzedo.
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedeamargosa.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Avenida Lomanto Junior 11, 45300-000 Amargosa, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (075) 3634-1176

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 May 1941ErectedArchdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Amargosa, Afonso Penna, Aratuhype, Areia, Brejoês, Castro Alves, Itaquara, Itirussu, Jaguaquara, Jaguaripe, Jequiricù, Lage, Maracas, Mutuhype, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Santa Inês, São Miguel, Santa Terezinha, Boa, Nova, Conquista, Encruzilhada, Itambé...) Diocese of Amargosa (erected)
27 July 1957Territory LostDiocese of Amargosa (Vitoria da Conquista, Boa Nova, Encruzilhada, Ibicui, Iguaí, Itambé, Itapetinga, Macarani, and Poçoes) Diocese of Vitória da Conquista (erected)
14 November 1959Territory LostDiocese of Amargosa (Parts of Andaraí)
Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Seabra)
Diocese of Bonfim (Ireoê, Miguel Calmon, Morro do Chapéu, and Utinga)
Diocese of Caetité (Lencóis, Palmeiras, and parts of Andaraí)
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Baixa Grande, Ipirá, Ibiquera, Itaberaba, Macajuba, Mairi, Mundo Novo, Piritiba, and Rui Barbosa)
Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa) (erected)
7 November 1978Territory LostDiocese of Amargosa (Jequié, Brejöes, Nova Itarana, Santa Ines, Irajuba, Cravolândia, Jaguaquara, Itiruçu, Itaquara, Maracas, Marcionílio Souza, Planaltino , Lafaiete, Continuo, Jitaúna, Itagí, and Aiquara)
Diocese of Vitória da Conquista (Manoel Vitorino, Boa Nova, Itagira, and Dario Meira)
Diocese of Jequié (erected)
7 November 1978Territory AddedDiocese of Ilhéus (Cairú, Nilo Paçanha, Taperoá, and Valença)
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Dom Mecedo Costa, Muntz Ferreira, Nazaré, and Sao Felipe)
Diocese of Amargosa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950700,000720,00097.2%2052528,00042530ap1951
1959440,000450,00097.8%2062616,92363122ap1960
1964467,000487,58895.8%1882617,96186023ap1967
1970480,000500,00096.0%1872519,20073522ap1971
1976488,000535,00091.2%1862420,33364324ap1977
1980400,000410,21397.5%13122516,000122625ap1981
1990503,000526,00095.6%1792619,34693023ap1991
1999584,000608,00096.1%2152622,46164324ap2000
2000592,000616,00096.1%2352821,14264324ap2001
2001530,000552,04296.0%2362918,27573124ap2002
2002537,000560,00095.9%2352819,17872824ap2003
2003537,000552,04297.3%2663216,78182724ap2004
2004537,000552,04297.3%2463017,90082724ap2005
2006551,000567,00097.2%2452919,00062724ap2007
2012608,000629,00096.7%2563119,61273826ap2013
2015622,700644,00096.7%2763318,86972826ap2016
2018638,355660,22096.7%3273916,36883535ap2019
2020618,800640,38096.6%3664214,73363138ap2021
2022614,000635,15096.7%3664214,619172838ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 33, Page 407, to Page 410
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 72, and Page 73

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