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Diocese of Itapeva

Dioecesis Itapevensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Eduardo Malaspina, Bishop
  • José Moreira de Melo, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 2 March 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sorocaba
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 18,615 (7,190 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseitapeva.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Rua Coronel Crescencio 311, 18400-140 Itapeva, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (015)3522-0015
  • Fax: 3522-2710

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
2 March 1968ErectedArchdiocese of Botucatu (Factura, Itaí, Paranapanema, and Taguaí)
Diocese of Sorocaba (Barao de Antonina, Buri, Capao Bonito, Coronel Macedo, Guapiara, Itaberá, Itapeva, Itaporanga, Itararé, Ribeirão Branco, Ribeirão Vermelho do Sul, and Taquarituba)
Diocese of Santos (Apiai, Barra do Turvo, Iporanga, and Ribeira)
Diocese of Itapeva (erected)
19 January 1974Territory LostDiocese of Itapeva (Barra do Turvo and Iporanga)
Diocese of Santos (Cananeia, Eldorado Paulista, Iguape, Itariri, Jacupiranga, Juquiá, Miracatu, Pariquera-Açu, Pedro de Toledo, Registro, and Sete Barras)
Diocese of Registro (erected)
15 April 1998Territory LostDiocese of Itapeva
Archdiocese of Sorocaba
Diocese of Itapetininga (erected) (Itapetininga, Tatui, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Pilar do Sul, Angatuba, Paranapanema, Alambari, Campiña do Monte Alegre, Cesario Lange, Cápela do Alto, Guareí, Sarapui, Porangaba, and Torre de Pedra)
30 December 1998Territory LostDiocese of Assis
Archdiocese of Botucatu
Diocese of Itapeva (Fartura and Taguaí)
Diocese of Ourinhos (erected) (Ourinhos, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Espirito Santo do Turvo, Camitar, Chavantes, Ipaussu, Timburi, Sarutaiá, Tejupá, Piraju, Bernardino do Campo, Manduri, Oleo, Ibirarema, Salto Grande, Ribeirao do Sul, São Pedro do Turvo, Ocauçu, Lupércio, Alvinlândia,...)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1968240,000270,00088.9%1016269,230556512ap1971
1976290,000320,00090.6%1119309,6663333519ap1977
1977333,000381,00087.4%9223110,7413383920ap1981
1990346,000450,00076.9%16112712,8144214522ap1991
1999324,000397,46881.5%1539546,0001502921ap2000
2000350,000377,97792.6%1339526,7301572419ap2001
2001270,000391,10969.0%1439535,094572419ap2002
2002350,000391,10089.5%1439536,603572419ap2003
2003370,000458,00080.8%1411524,666192419ap2004
2004240,000391,10961.4%1411516,0001192719ap2005
2006253,000401,00063.1%1711289,035272719ap2007
2013287,900439,00065.6%2513387,576272323ap2014
2016264,000404,00065.3%3316495,387212627ap2017
2019264,000405,00065.2%3416505,2801232927ap2020
2021269,100413,68065.1%3316495,4911212028ap2022

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 60, Page 549, to Page 551

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