Diocese of Caruaru

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Bishop(s) Bernardino Marchió, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 7 August 1948 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Pernambuco Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 5,687 (2,196 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 2 Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-caruaru.org.br/ Mailing Address: Praca Deputado Henrique Pinto 99, C.P. 41, 55004-190 Caruaru, PE, Brazil Telephone: (081) 721-1510 Fax: 721-0273

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório † (15 Mar 1949 Appointed - 20 Jun 1959 Appointed, Bishop of Parnaíba)
• Augusto Carvalho † (8 Aug 1959 Appointed - 27 Oct 1993 Retired)
• Antônio Soares Costa † (27 Oct 1993 Appointed - 7 Jun 2002 Died)
• Bernardino Marchió (6 Nov 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
7 August 1948	Erected	Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife	Diocese of Caruaru (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	299,000	300,000	99.7%	17	1	18	16,611		1	12	13	ap1951
1957	315,000	320,000	98.4%	18	3	21	15,000		3	36	14	ap1960
1966	417,665	428,849	97.4%	24	12	36	11,601		8	61	21	ap1967
1970	450,000	480,000	93.8%	25	7	32	14,062		7	82	21	ap1971
1976	480,000	530,000	90.6%	22	8	30	16,000		10	65	21	ap1977
1980	556,000	618,000	90.0%	24	6	30	18,533		6	78	22	ap1981
1990	701,000	778,000	90.1%	29	11	40	17,525		19	73	24	ap1991
1999	670,000	800,000	83.8%	28	8	36	18,611		17	63	26	ap2000
2000	675,000	802,000	84.2%	28	9	37	18,243	6	19	65	26	ap2001
2001	685,125	814,030	84.2%	30	9	39	17,567	6	19	65	26	ap2002
2002	702,570	832,115	84.4%	30	9	39	18,014	6	17	65	26	ap2003
2003	713,108	844,596	84.4%	35	9	44	16,207	6	17	61	26	ap2004
2004	610,281	724,794	84.2%	35	7	42	14,530	6	18	64	26	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Augusto Carvalho † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1959 to 27 Oct 1993)
• Bernardino Marchió (Bishop: 6 Nov 2002)
• Antônio Soares Costa † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1993 to 7 Jun 2002)
• Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1949 to 20 Jun 1959)