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Territorial Prelature of Marajó

Praelatura Territorialis Maraiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Territorial Prelature
  • Erected: 14 April 1928
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 86,477 (33,401 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Norte 2
  • Mailing Address: 3a Rua N. 1428, 68870-000 Marajo, PA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (091)99129.5190

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
14 April 1928ErectedArchdiocese of Belém do Pará Territorial Prelature of Marajó (erected)
18 November 1963Territory AddedArchdiocese of Belém do Pará (Portel and Melgaço) Territorial Prelature of Marajó

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
194974,00075,00098.7%6612,3338ap1951
1966135,000140,00096.4%131310,38410ap1967
1970132,000135,00097.8%131310,15313910ap1971
1976136,000140,00097.1%111112,363121110ap1977
1980152,800157,00097.3%131311,75316118ap1981
1990190,000210,00090.5%121215,8331298ap1991
1999200,000230,00087.0%2121414,28513139ap2000
2000215,000240,00089.6%3111415,35712139ap2001
2001224,000250,00089.6%5111614,00011149ap2002
2002233,000260,00089.6%5111614,56212139ap2003
2003230,000265,00086.8%5111614,37512139ap2004
2004230,000260,00088.5%4111515,33312139ap2005
2013266,000293,00090.8%1220328,312202210ap2014
2016286,650345,36283.0%6142014,332141610ap2017
2019296,400357,00083.0%1492312,88691910ap2020
2021305,900368,49983.0%19102910,548101710ap2022

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 23, Page 313, to Page 316
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 267, and Page 268

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