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Diocese of Diamantino

Dioecesis Adamanteae



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Bishop(s)

  • Vital Chitolina, S.C.I., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 16 October 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cuiabá
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Mato Grosso
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 112,900 (43,607 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Oeste 2
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedtno.com.br
  • Mailing Address: C.P. 02, Rua das Camelias 75, Bairro Jardim Eldorado, 78400-000 Diamantino, MT, Brazil
  • Telephone: (065)3336-1055; 3336-1213

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Diamantino
22 March 1929ErectedArchdiocese of Cuiabá Territorial Prelature of Diamantino (erected)
22 June 1940Territory AddedArchdiocese of Cuiabá (Boundaries adjusted)
Territorial Prelature of Diamantino (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Diamantino
16 October 1979ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Diamantino Diocese of Diamantino
6 February 1982Territory LostDiocese of Diamantino (Sinop, Alta Floresta, Colider, Paranatinga, Porto dos Gauchos, and Vera) Diocese of Sinop (erected)
23 December 1997Territory LostDiocese of Diamantino
Diocese of Ji-Paraná
Diocese of Juína (erected) (Juina, Castanheira, Juruena, Cotriguaçu, Aripuana, and Brasnorte)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Diamantino
196698050,0002.0%318214635307ap1967
197058,00060,00096.7%2724511,13736247ap1971
1976140,000160,00087.5%323265,3842345016ap1977
Diocese of Diamantino
198080,30099,90080.4%526312,590376920ap1981
1990177,000190,00093.2%420247,3751214313ap1991
1999206,000258,00079.8%2171910,842213212ap2000
2000207,200259,50079.8%2151712,188233113ap2001
2001206,492258,60079.8%618248,603222713ap2002
2002162,415223,09872.8%516217,734163213ap2003
2003166,800229,60472.6%614208,340143513ap2004
2004177,188248,58771.3%615218,437293613ap2005
2006188,434269,19270.0%715228,565222413ap2007
2013235,000323,00072.8%1016269,038263913ap2014
2016238,902376,99863.4%1617337,239233717ap2017
2019301,000427,09470.5%1516319,7091263031ap2020
2021280,000463,30060.4%1618348,235242618ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Diamantino
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 23, Page 320, to Page 322
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 436, and Page 437
  • Diocese of Diamantino
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,504, and Page 1,505

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