Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios

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Bishop(s) Dulcênio Fontes de Matos, Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo, Bishop Emeritus Fernando Iório Rodrigues, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 10 February 1962 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Maceió Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Alagoas Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 11,027 (4,259 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 2 Mailing Address: C.P. 7, Praca Mons. Macedo 190, 57600-970 Palmeira dos Indios, AL, Brazil Telephone: (082) 421-3425 Fax: 421-3186

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar † (4 Jul 1962 Appointed - 29 Mar 1978 Resigned)
• Epaminondas José de Araújo (5 Jun 1978 Appointed - 28 Nov 1984 Resigned)
• Fernando Iório Rodrigues (1 Mar 1985 Appointed - 12 Jul 2006 Retired)
• Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (12 Jul 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10 February 1962	Erected	Archdiocese of Maceió Diocese of Penedo	Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1965	320,000	327,000	97.9%	14	5	19	16,842		8	31	13	ap1967
1970	335,000	337,980	99.1%	14	5	19	17,631		7	33	14	ap1971
1976	364,000	380,000	95.8%	15	2	17	21,411		2	38	15	ap1977
1977	440,000	454,000	96.9%	18		18	24,444			45	15	ap1981
1990	524,000	582,000	90.0%	24		24	21,833			52	16	ap1991
1999	596,000	661,000	90.2%	36		36	16,555			39	24	ap2000
2000	470,000	565,000	83.2%	36	2	38	12,368		2	35	24	ap2001
2001	470,000	565,000	83.2%	37	2	39	12,051		2	35	24	ap2002
2002	588,000	700,000	84.0%	37		37	15,891			38	25	ap2003
2003	470,000	559,673	84.0%	37		37	12,702			32	24	ap2004
2004	470,000	559,673	84.0%	37		37	12,702			32	27	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Epaminondas José de Araújo (Bishop: 5 Jun 1978 to 28 Nov 1984)
• Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (Bishop: 12 Jul 2006)
• Fernando Iório Rodrigues (Bishop: 1 Mar 1985 to 12 Jul 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1962 to 29 Mar 1978)