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Archdiocese of Santarém

Archidioecesis Santaremensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Irineu Roman, C.S.I., Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 6 November 2019
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 171,906 (66,398 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Norte 2
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesedesantarem.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Wilson Dias da Fonseca 632, C.P. 133, 68005-040 Santarem, PA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (093)3522-1668

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Santarém
21 September 1903ErectedDiocese of Belém do Pará Territorial Prelature of Santarém (erected)
16 August 1934Territory LostArchdiocese of Belém do Pará
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
Territorial Prelature of Santarém
Territorial Prelature of Xingu (erected)
1 February 1949Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Santarém (Amapense) Territorial Prelature of Macapá (erected)
2 August 1952Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Santarém (Part of Almeirim) Territorial Prelature of Xingu
10 April 1957Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Santarém (Óbidos, Alenquer, Faro, Juruti, and Oriximiná) Territorial Prelature of Óbidos (erected)
Diocese of Santarém
16 October 1979ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Santarém Diocese of Santarém
6 July 1988Territory LostDiocese of Santarém (Itaituba) Territorial Prelature of Itaituba (erected)
Archdiocese of Santarém
6 November 2019ElevatedDiocese of Santarém Archdiocese of Santarém

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Santarém
1950162,000190,00085.3%232344,764366518ap1951
1965167,472170,88998.0%334374,5265410112ap1967
1970164,900172,63095.5%237394,228378613ap1971
1976257,155270,69095.0%40406,428567313ap1977
Diocese of Santarém
1980279,000284,00098.2%230328,7181505513ap1981
1990465,855517,61790.0%9223115,027403912ap1991
1999367,054458,81880.0%1822409,176354316ap2000
2000378,065472,58280.0%2122438,792323817ap2001
2001342,284488,97870.0%2222447,779324117ap2002
2002342,284488,97870.0%2416408,557293419ap2003
2003279,386488,97857.1%2620466,073283219ap2004
2004203,468415,24249.0%2121424,844343821ap2005
2010295,936447,00066.2%2519446,725304823ap2011
2014316,500451,00070.2%2627535,971395122ap2015
2017323,326461,89570.0%3634704,618474643ap2018
Archdiocese of Santarém
2020333,760476,80070.0%4032724,635403843ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Santarém
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,504, and Page 1,505
  • Archdiocese of Santarém
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 1,852, and Page 1,853
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 2,045, and Page 2,046

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