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Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia

Dioecesis Boni Iesu a Gurgueia



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 3 October 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Teresina
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Piaui
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 51,543 (19,908 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 4
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Getulio Vargas 600, 64900-000 Bom Jesus, PI, Brazil
  • Telephone: (089)3562-2496

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí
18 June 1920ErectedDiocese of Piaui Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (erected)
9 August 1952Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (from São Luís do Maranhão)
17 December 1960Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Sao Raimundo Nonato, Canto do Burití, Caracol, and Sao Joáo do Piaui) Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato (erected)
Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
3 October 1981ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí
195090,000100,00090.0%66127,50056ap1951
1966105,000120,00087.5%731010,5003128ap1967
1968105,000120,00087.5%56119,5457117ap1971
1976123,000135,20091.0%34717,57116119ap1977
1980118,200128,50092.0%471110,7457129ap1981
Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
1990144,500155,00093.2%87159,63382310ap1991
1999162,000180,00090.0%134179,529341313ap2000
2000163,000181,00090.1%134179,588341313ap2001
2001143,832161,53289.0%134178,460341413ap2002
2002143,832161,53289.0%134178,460342113ap2003
2003143,832161,53289.0%134178,460342113ap2004
2004143,832161,53289.0%144187,990342114ap2005
2006152,000173,00087.9%184226,909341417ap2007
2012167,500190,00088.2%235285,98215422ap2013
2015171,500194,70088.1%264305,71624523ap2016
2018148,380183,82080.7%334374,01014724ap2019
2020147,700185,94779.4%344383,88614424ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 168, to Page 170
  • Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 257, to Page 259

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