Diocese of Campina Grande

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Bishop(s) Jaime Vieira Rocha, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 14 May 1949 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Paraíba Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Paraiba Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 20,451 (7,899 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 2 Mailing Address: C.P. 515, Rua Afonso Campos 251, 58100-600 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil Telephone: (083) 321-4199 Fax: 321-0492

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † (18 Jun 1949 Appointed - 11 May 1955 Appointed, Bishop of Tubarão)
• Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar † (24 Feb 1956 Appointed - 4 Jul 1962 Appointed, Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios)
• Manuel Pereira da Costa † (23 Aug 1962 Appointed - 20 May 1981 Resigned)
• Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † (9 Jul 1981 Appointed - 29 Aug 2001 Retired)
• Matias Patrício de Macêdo (29 Aug 2001 Succeeded - 26 Nov 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Natal)
• Jaime Vieira Rocha (16 Feb 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14 May 1949	Erected	Archdiocese of Paraíba	Diocese of Campina Grande (erected)
17 January 1959	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cajazeiras Diocese of Campina Grande	Diocese of Patos (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
1949		411,000	.0%	24		24	0				19	ap1951
1956	460,000	465,000	98.9%	26	10	36	12,777		11		25	ap1960
1961	510,000	520,000	98.1%	27	35	62	8,225		29	100	25	ap1967
1970	345,000	600,000	57.5%	17		17	20,294	3			29	ap1971
1976	377,000	665,000	56.7%	20	25	45	8,377	3	48	118	30	ap1977
1980	700,000	750,000	93.3%	20	23	43	16,279	3	32	115	31	ap1981
1990	864,000	925,000	93.4%	17	19	36	24,000		39	120	30	ap1991
1999	771,000	886,000	87.0%	25	22	47	16,404		34	153	32	ap2000
2000	780,000	897,000	87.0%	26	20	46	16,956	2	32	153	33	ap2001
2001	720,000	830,118	86.7%	26	20	46	15,652	3	32	136	34	ap2002
2002	720,000	830,118	86.7%	30	20	50	14,400	2	32	138	34	ap2003
2003	720,000	830,118	86.7%	33	22	55	13,090	2	38	135	34	ap2004

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1956 to 4 Jul 1962)
• Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1981 to 29 Aug 2001)
• Matias Patrício de Macêdo (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jul 2000; Bishop: 29 Aug 2001 to 26 Nov 2003)
• Manuel Pereira da Costa † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1962 to 20 May 1981)
• Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1949 to 11 May 1955)
• Jaime Vieira Rocha (Bishop: 16 Feb 2005)