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Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande)

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 October 1913
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 44,987 (17,376 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Mailing Address: Rua Dr. Augusto Torres 02, C.P. 12, 47100-000 Barra, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (074)3662-2014
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 October 1913ErectedArchdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (erected)
Diocese of Caetité (erected)
Diocese of Ilhéus (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)
22 July 1962Territory LostDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Oarinhanha, Cocos, Coribe, Correntina, Paratinga, Santa Maria da Vitoria, Santana, and Portions of Bom Iesus da Lapa)
Diocese of Caetité (Portions of Bom Iesus da Lapa)
Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (erected)
22 July 1962Territory LostDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Casa Nova, Juàzeiro, Pilao Arcado, Remanso, and Sento Sé)
Diocese of Bonfim (Curaca)
Diocese of Juazeiro (erected)
28 April 1979Territory LostDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Barra do Mendes, Central Ibipeba, Jussara, Presidente Dutra, and Uibaí)
Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa) (Irecê, Ibitita, Iraquara, Cafarnaum, Canarana, Lençois, Morro do Chapeu, Palmeiras, Seabra, and Souto Soares)
Diocese of Irecê (erected)
21 May 1979Territory LostDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Angical, Baianópolis, Barreiras, Brejolândia, Catolândia, Cotegipe, Cristópolis, Formosa do Rio Preto, Riachäo das Neves, Santa Rita de Càssia, Sâo Desidèrio, and Tabocas do Brejo Velho) Diocese of Barreiras (erected)
16 January 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (from Sao Salvador da Bahia)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1959500,000511,00097.8%891729,41192720ap1960
1961548,000550,00099.6%1091928,842102319ap1967
1968280,000287,28197.5%71835,0001105ap1971
1976398,800400,00099.7%941330,6764209ap1977
1980200,000235,50784.9%551020,0005218ap1981
1990170,000210,00081.0%25724,2856409ap1991
1999242,000253,00095.7%591417,28511359ap2000
2000245,000256,00095.7%771417,50093010ap2001
2001247,000259,00095.4%871516,466103210ap2002
2002251,000262,00095.8%561122,81882810ap2003
2003230,000250,00092.0%571219,166103610ap2004
2004230,000250,00092.0%571219,166103510ap2005
2006236,000256,00092.2%641023,60062610ap2007
2012252,000280,00090.0%1341714,82372311ap2013
2015258,000286,50090.1%1131418,428172412ap2016
2018264,500293,62090.1%101026,4501112414ap2019
2020238,459234,919101.5%202011,922121915ap2021*

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 94, Page 253, and Page 254

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