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Diocese of Brejo

Dioecesis Breiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • José Valdeci Santos Mendes, Bishop
  • Valter Carrijo, S.D.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14 September 1971
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Maranhão
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 21,218 (8,195 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 5
  • Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Praca Benedito Leite 166, 65520-000 Brejo, MA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (098)3472-1151

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
14 September 1971ErectedArchdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Afonso Cunha, Anapurus, Araioses, Barreirinhas, Brejo, Buriti, Chapadinha, Coelho Neto, Duque Bacelar, Magalhaes da Almeida, Mata Roma, Santa Quiteira do Maranhao, Sâo Benedito do Rio Prêto, Sâo Bernardo do Parnaiba, Tutoia, and Urbano Santos) Diocese of Brejo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1971282,597316,11089.4%202014,12910ap1977
1980330,000351,00094.0%921130,00022416ap1981
1990355,000376,00094.4%1041425,35742017ap1991
1999400,000420,00095.2%1562119,04772316ap2000
2000400,000420,00095.2%961526,66672016ap2001
2001400,000425,00094.1%1572218,18182216ap2002
2002400,000440,00090.9%1091921,052101716ap2003
2003408,000444,00091.9%971625,50081816ap2004
2004410,000448,00091.5%1171822,77781819ap2005
2006421,000456,00092.3%1271922,15781516ap2007
2012458,000488,00093.9%15112617,615121616ap2013
2015470,000500,00094.0%2683413,82381716ap2016
2018481,665512,25094.0%21133414,166142218ap2019
2020493,820520,26094.9%2182917,028292618ap2021

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 64, Page 12, and Page 13

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