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Diocese of Criciúma

Dioecesis Criciumensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 27 May 1998
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florianópolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 9,094 (3,512 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 4
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesecriciuma.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Rua Santo Antonio 22, Bairro Centro, 88801-440 Criciuma, SC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (048)3433-1079

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 May 1998ErectedDiocese of Tubarão (Araranguá, Balneario Arroio do Silva, Balneario Gaivota, Cocal do Sul, Criciúma, Ermo, Forquilhinha, Içara, Jacinto Machado, Lauro Müller, Maracaiá, Meleiro, Morro da Fumaça, Morro Grande, Nova Veneza, Passo de Torres, Praia Grande, Santa Rosa do Sul, ...) Diocese of Criciúma (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999404,343449,27090.0%4423676,034110613729ap2000
2000415,550470,00088.4%4421656,393110713529ap2001
2001411,400484,00085.0%4325686,05026913329ap2002
2002387,732484,66580.0%4224665,87416713129ap2003
2003402,231484,91682.9%4223656,18815712929ap2004
2004402,231484,91682.9%4023636,38412813329ap2005
2006435,000525,00082.9%4919686,39714012529ap2007
2013476,000574,00082.9%4619657,32312912430ap2014
2016488,000589,00082.9%4523687,17613012232ap2017
2019488,300610,90079.9%5019697,0762810634ap2020
2021517,146647,00079.9%5421756,8952311640ap2022

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 90, Page 562, and Page 563

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