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Diocese of Chitré

Dioecesis Citrensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 July 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Panamá
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Panama
  • Square Kilometers: 6,150 (2,375 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Melitón Martíl;n, Chitré, Panamá
  • Telephone: 996-7285

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 July 1962ErectedArchdiocese of Panamá (Los Santos and Herrera) Diocese of Chitré (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966140,000141,00099.3%115168,750513ap1967
1970138,500144,00096.2%127197,289715ap1971
1976151,500152,00099.7%951410,8219614ap1977
1980155,000158,00098.1%961510,33310314ap1981
1990163,000166,00098.2%128208,1508914ap1991
1999176,190181,91996.9%167237,66072416ap2000
2000173,096183,09694.5%167237,52573417ap2002
2002175,700185,96094.5%247315,66772721ap2003
2003183,000212,60086.1%257325,71872721ap2004
2004180,970185,96097.3%297365,026372922ap2005
2006182,000189,00096.3%324365,055342622ap2007
2013210,000214,00098.1%284326,56263022ap2014
2016181,582213,62585.0%342365,043323723ap2017
2019185,430218,15485.0%296355,298462323ap2020
2021186,200219,85084.7%295345,476352223ap2022

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 55, Page 815, and Page 816

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