Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia

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Bishop(s) Dominique Marie Jean Denis You, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 16 October 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 52,145 (20,141 Square Miles) Mailing Address: C.P. 33, Praca Frei Gil de Vilanova, 68540-000 Conceicao do Araguaia, PA, Brazil Telephone: (091) 421-1307 Fax: 421-2154

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
  • Latin Name: Sanctissimae Conceptionis de Araguaya
  • Erected: 27 March 1976
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (27 Mar 1976 Appointed - 20 Mar 1978 Appointed, Bishop of Uberlândia)
• Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. † (29 Jan 1979 Appointed - 25 May 1993 Died)
• Pedro José Conti (27 Dec 1995 Appointed - 29 Dec 2004 Appointed, Bishop of Macapá)
• Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (8 Feb 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
27 March 1976	Erected	Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia Territorial Prelature of Marabá	Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (erected)
Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
16 October 1979	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia	Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia

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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
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
1976		91,000	.0%								ap1977
Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
1980	75,000	94,700	79.2%	4	4	8	9,375		9	9	9	ap1981
1990	280,000	335,000	83.6%	9	3	12	23,333		6	16	11	ap1991
1999	253,000	354,000	71.5%	6	5	11	23,000		9	21	9	ap2000
2000	256,000	358,000	71.5%	8	5	13	19,692		8	20	9	ap2001
2001	250,000	300,000	83.3%	9	4	13	19,230		8	19	9	ap2002
2002	250,000	300,000	83.3%	9	5	14	17,857		9	23	9	ap2003
2003	200,000	270,000	74.1%	10	6	16	12,500		10	23	9	ap2004
2004	200,000	270,000	74.1%	8	7	15	13,333		8	20	9	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (Prelate: 27 Mar 1976 to 20 Mar 1978)
• Pedro José Conti (Bishop: 27 Dec 1995 to 29 Dec 2004)
• Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. † (Prelate: 29 Jan 1979; Bishop: 16 Oct 1979 to 25 May 1993)
• Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (Bishop: 8 Feb 2006)