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Date | Event | From | To |
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25 August 1913 | Erected | Diocese of Diamantina | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí) (erected) |
1 February 1956 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí)
Diocese of Caratinga Archdiocese of Diamantina | Diocese of Governador Valadares (erected) |
27 November 1960 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí) | Diocese of Teófilo Otoni (erected) |
28 March 1981 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí)
Diocese of Teófilo Otoni | Diocese of Almenara (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 780,000 | 800,000 | 97.5% | 19 | 34 | 53 | 14,716 | 34 | 60 | 29 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 1,000,000 | 1,030,000 | 97.1% | 21 | 42 | 63 | 15,873 | 56 | 85 | 36 | ap1960 | |
1965 | 547,500 | 550,000 | 99.5% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 22,812 | 4 | 21 | 23 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 610,000 | 670,000 | 91.0% | 27 | 11 | 38 | 16,052 | 11 | 33 | 26 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 490,000 | 550,000 | 89.1% | 15 | 11 | 26 | 18,846 | 15 | 27 | 26 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 540,605 | 603,810 | 89.5% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 17,438 | 18 | 44 | 35 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 375,000 | 416,000 | 90.1% | 15 | 6 | 21 | 17,857 | 7 | 33 | 21 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 457,000 | 483,000 | 94.6% | 24 | 6 | 30 | 15,233 | 6 | 29 | 21 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 462,000 | 489,000 | 94.5% | 18 | 7 | 25 | 18,480 | 7 | 32 | 22 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 375,000 | 400,000 | 93.8% | 17 | 7 | 24 | 15,625 | 8 | 25 | 23 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 380,000 | 495,000 | 76.8% | 17 | 8 | 25 | 15,200 | 10 | 29 | 24 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 251,121 | 383,840 | 65.4% | 26 | 11 | 37 | 6,787 | 14 | 27 | 24 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 252,221 | 383,841 | 65.7% | 17 | 8 | 25 | 10,088 | 11 | 22 | 24 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 256,850 | 390,000 | 65.9% | 20 | 5 | 25 | 10,274 | 8 | 18 | 24 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 280,000 | 420,000 | 66.7% | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8,750 | 8 | 20 | 25 | ap2013 | |
2015 | 301,500 | 430,000 | 70.1% | 21 | 10 | 31 | 9,725 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 27 | ap2016 |
2018 | 296,445 | 422,715 | 70.1% | 35 | 1 | 36 | 8,234 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 29 | ap2019 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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