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Date | Event | From | To |
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22 July 1962 | Erected | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) | Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (erected) |
16 January 2002 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (from Sao Salvador da Bahia) |
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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1964 | 149,000 | 151,000 | 98.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18,625 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ap1967 | |
1966 | 162,000 | 164,812 | 98.3% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16,200 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 214,000 | 216,400 | 98.9% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12,588 | 8 | 29 | 6 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 549,000 | 555,000 | 98.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 28,894 | 8 | 33 | 10 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 294,000 | 296,543 | 99.1% | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14,700 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 12 | ap1991 |
1999 | 305,000 | 338,000 | 90.2% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16,052 | 15 | 30 | 14 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 315,000 | 350,000 | 90.0% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16,578 | 12 | 30 | 14 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 315,000 | 350,000 | 90.0% | 7 | 14 | 21 | 15,000 | 16 | 42 | 14 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 295,000 | 328,134 | 89.9% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16,388 | 10 | 42 | 14 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 270,000 | 330,000 | 81.8% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 15,000 | 10 | 41 | 14 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 280,000 | 350,000 | 80.0% | 9 | 15 | 24 | 11,666 | 18 | 42 | 14 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 287,000 | 360,000 | 79.7% | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10,629 | 17 | 42 | 14 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 316,000 | 397,000 | 79.6% | 17 | 17 | 34 | 9,294 | 18 | 38 | 15 | ap2013 | |
2015 | 324,000 | 406,000 | 79.8% | 14 | 16 | 30 | 10,800 | 17 | 33 | 15 | ap2016 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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