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Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios

Dioecesis Palmiriensis Indorum



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Bishop(s)

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 February 1962ErectedArchdiocese of Maceió (Quebrangulo and Paulo Jacinto)
Diocese of Penedo (Agua Branca, Batalha, Belo Monte, Cacimbinhas, Delmiro Gouveia, Dois Riachos, Igaci, Major Izidoro, Jacaré dos Homens, Maravilha, Mata Grande, Monteirópolis, Olho d'Agua das Flores, Olivença, Palmeiras dos Indios, Pao de Acucar, Piranhas, ...)
Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965320,000327,00097.9%1451916,84283113ap1967
1970335,000337,98099.1%1451917,63173314ap1971
1976364,000380,00095.8%1521721,41123815ap1977
1977440,000454,00096.9%181824,4444515ap1981
1990524,000582,00090.0%242421,8335216ap1991
1999596,000661,00090.2%363616,5553924ap2000
2000470,000565,00083.2%3623812,36823524ap2001
2001470,000565,00083.2%3723912,05123524ap2002
2002588,000700,00084.0%373715,8913825ap2003
2003470,000559,67384.0%373712,7023224ap2004
2004470,000559,67384.0%373712,7023227ap2005
2013512,599583,67187.8%464611,1433733ap2014
2016516,000584,70088.3%4735010,32033634ap2017
2019560,700621,50090.2%4925110,99423036ap2020
2021595,055630,78594.3%5025211,44333036ap2022

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 55, Page 21, to Page 24

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