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Diocese of Propriá

Dioecesis Propriensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 April 1960
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aracajú
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sergipe
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 8,181 (3,159 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Trav. Municipal 117, 49900-000 Propria, SE, Brazil
  • Telephone: (079)3322-1757
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 April 1960ErectedDiocese of Aracajú (Propria, Amparo de São Francisco, Aquidabâ, Brejo Grande, Canhoba, Cedro de São João, Curituba, Garuru, Itabí, Jarapatuba, Japoatá, Malhada dos Bois, Monte Alegre de Sergipe, Muriceba, Neópolis, Nossa Senhora da Gloria, Pacatuba, Poco Redondo, ...) Diocese of Propriá (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966190,000195,00097.4%1181910,00092612ap1967
1970175,000180,00097.2%681412,50091612ap1971
1976190,000195,00097.4%781512,666101816ap1977
1980225,000230,00097.8%581317,30782319ap1981
1990226,000239,00094.6%1141515,06663519ap1991
1999261,062270,43796.5%2022211,86644722ap2000
2000268,039277,40896.6%2122311,65345722ap2001
2001285,462294,28597.0%283319,20855424ap2002
2002366,000378,18296.8%2733012,20055124ap2003
2003296,181303,82897.5%303338,97554824ap2004
2004300,045307,79297.5%2232512,00134824ap2005
2013332,000341,00097.4%2913011,06613925ap2014
2016268,179347,25577.2%313347,88731825ap2017
2019271,500351,00077.4%342367,54122627ap2020
2021275,000355,80077.3%37377,4323228ap2022

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 53, Page 91, to Page 94

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