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Diocese of Guanhães

Dioecesis Guanhanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 24 May 1985
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Diamantina
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 15,047 (5,811 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Mailing Address: Bispado, Rua Amavel Nunes 55, 39740-000 Guanhaes, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (033)3421-1586
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 May 1985ErectedArchdiocese of Diamantina (Agua Boa, Carmésia, Coluna, Conceiçâo do Mato Dentro, Congonhas do Norte, Dom Joaquim, Dores de Guanhäes, Guanhäes, Materlândia, Paulistas, Peçanha, Rio Vermelho, Sabinópolis, Santa Maria do Suaçul, São Joâo Evangelista, São José da Sañra, São José do ...)
Diocese of Governador Valadares (Divinolândia de Minas and Virginópolis)
Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano (Braúnas, Ferros, Joanésia, Morro do Pilar, and Santo Antonio do Rio Abaixo)
Diocese of Guanhães (erected)
20 January 2016Territory LostDiocese of Guanhães (São José da Safira) Diocese of Governador Valadares

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990301,000306,00098.4%2332611,57632927ap1991
1999314,000349,00090.0%232313,652928ap2000
2000317,000353,00089.8%222214,409928ap2001
2001230,000269,00085.5%232310,000928ap2002
2002230,000269,00085.5%222210,454828ap2003
2003242,938270,00090.0%202012,146827ap2004
2004245,000269,93190.8%222211,1361527ap2005
2006229,264257,58189.0%23239,9681527ap2007
2013252,000283,00089.0%292318,12921329ap2014
2016257,800289,00089.2%303337,812363828ap2017
2019263,800296,30089.0%30308,79336827ap2020
2021255,000269,93194.5%29298,79336227ap2022

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 78, Page 217, to Page 219

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