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Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

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Bishop(s)

  • Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., Bishop
  • Alessio Saccardo, S.J., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras
25 June 1963ErectedArchdiocese of Belém do Pará (Cachoeira do Arari, Ponta de Pedras, Santa Cruz do Ararí, Muanâ, Sâo Sebastiâo da Boa Vista, and Curralinho) Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras (erected)
Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
16 October 1979ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras
196670,0006611,6662106ap1967
197071,00076,80092.4%29116,4549176ap1971
197679,00080,00098.8%6613,16610106ap1977
Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
198071,80072,90098.5%888,9751010ap1981*
199077,00087,00088.5%12325,6662178ap1991
199996,880105,02092.2%92118,8073116ap2000
200097,700106,50491.7%101118,8812156ap2001
200198,900108,60091.1%7714,128186ap2002
2002102,000113,00090.3%911010,2001186ap2003
2003108,800120,00090.7%9912,088186ap2004
2004108,800120,00090.7%9912,088186ap2005
2013122,000131,00093.1%111111,090166ap2014
2016125,000149,20083.8%15158,333226ap2017
2019111,074169,55065.5%152176,5339197ap2020
2021111,074169,60065.5%17176,5334227ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 481, to Page 483
  • Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,504, and Page 1,505

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