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General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Diocese of Botucatu | |||
| 7 June 1908 | Erected | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Botucatu (erected) |
| 20 July 1923 | Territory Added | Diocese of Curitiba (Adjusted to match civil boundaries) | Diocese of Botucatu |
| 4 July 1924 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu (Apiahy, Iporanga, Xiririca, Iguapé, Cananéa, Iacupiranga, Luquià, and Prainha)
Archdiocese of São Paulo (Nossa Senhora ão Rosario em Santos, Sagrado Coração de Maria em Santos, S. Antonio do Embaré em Santos, S. Antonio do Vallongo em Santos, S. Vicente, and Conceição de Itanhaen) Diocese of Taubaté (Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, Villa Bella, and S. Sebastião) | Diocese of Santos (erected) |
| 4 July 1924 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu (Sorocaba, Porto Felix, Campo Largo, Piedade, Pilar, S. Miguel Archanjo, Sarapuhy, Itapetininga, Tatuhy, Cesario Large, Bella Vista de Taiuhy, Bufete, Pereiras, Conchas, Guarehy, Angatuba^ Laranjal, Boituva, Cerquilho, Tietê, Anhemby, Bury, Itabera, ...) | Diocese of Sorocaba (erected) |
| 24 April 1925 | Territory Added | Diocese of Sorocaba (Piraju, Fartura, Anhembi, and Itahy (Itobi)) | Diocese of Botucatu |
| 21 June 1926 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu (Noroeste and Alta Paulista) | Diocese of Cafelândia (erected) |
| 30 November 1928 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu (Assisi, Campos Novos, Candido Motta, Conçeieao de Monte Alegre, Maraeahy, Palmital, Paraguassù, Platina, Presidente Prudente, Quota, Salto Grande, Santo Anastasio, and San Pedro do Turvo) | Diocese of Assis (erected) |
| 5 February 1932 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu (Parish of Itahy) | Diocese of Sorocaba |
| 5 February 1932 | Territory Added | Diocese of Sorocaba (Parish of Bofate) | Diocese of Botucatu |
| Archdiocese of Botucatu | |||
| 19 April 1958 | Elevated | Diocese of Botucatu | Archdiocese of Botucatu |
| 15 February 1964 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Botucatu (Agudos, Boracela, Cabrália Paulista, Duartina, Gália, Lucianópolis, Pederneiras, Piratininga, and part of Bauru)
Diocese of Lins (Arealva, Avai, Iacanga, and parts of Bauru) | Diocese of Bauru (erected) |
| 2 March 1968 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Botucatu (Factura, Itaí, Paranapanema, and Taguaí)
Diocese of Sorocaba (Barao de Antonina, Buri, Capao Bonito, Coronel Macedo, Guapiara, Itaberá, Itapeva, Itaporanga, Itararé, Ribeirão Branco, Ribeirão Vermelho do Sul, and Taquarituba) Diocese of Santos (Apiai, Barra do Turvo, Iporanga, and Ribeira) | Diocese of Itapeva (erected) |
| 27 April 1990 | Territory Added | Diocese of Piracicaba (Rest of Anhembi) | Archdiocese of Botucatu |
| 30 December 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Assis
Archdiocese of Botucatu Diocese of Itapeva (Fartura and Taguaí) | Diocese of Ourinhos (erected) (Ourinhos, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Espirito Santo do Turvo, Camitar, Chavantes, Ipaussu, Timburi, Sarutaiá, Tejupá, Piraju, Bernardino do Campo, Manduri, Oleo, Ibirarema, Salto Grande, Ribeirao do Sul, São Pedro do Turvo, Ocauçu, Lupércio, Alvinlândia,...) |
| 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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| Diocese of Botucatu | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 392,500 | 450,000 | 87.2% | 33 | 46 | 79 | 4,968 | 44 | 263 | 31 | ap1951 | |
| Archdiocese of Botucatu | ||||||||||||
| 1959 | 550,000 | 600,000 | 91.7% | 39 | 67 | 106 | 5,188 | 113 | 374 | 35 | ap1960 | |
| 1966 | 400,000 | 440,000 | 90.9% | 40 | 41 | 81 | 4,938 | 80 | 354 | 32 | ap1967 | |
| 1970 | 420,000 | 450,000 | 93.3% | 28 | 30 | 58 | 7,241 | 52 | 348 | 30 | ap1971 | |
| 1976 | 370,000 | 410,000 | 90.2% | 23 | 29 | 52 | 7,115 | 38 | 210 | 40 | ap1977 | |
| 1980 | 410,000 | 455,000 | 90.1% | 26 | 33 | 59 | 6,949 | 48 | 220 | 45 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 570,000 | 700,000 | 81.4% | 39 | 27 | 66 | 8,636 | 1 | 39 | 52 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 626,000 | 750,000 | 83.5% | 41 | 34 | 75 | 8,346 | 6 | 59 | 130 | 63 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 551,500 | 650,000 | 84.8% | 34 | 28 | 62 | 8,895 | 6 | 53 | 128 | 41 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 423,000 | 498,581 | 84.8% | 41 | 10 | 51 | 8,294 | 5 | 18 | 115 | 41 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 369,000 | 435,307 | 84.8% | 43 | 10 | 53 | 6,962 | 5 | 14 | 85 | 42 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 369,000 | 435,307 | 84.8% | 35 | 17 | 52 | 7,096 | 5 | 26 | 130 | 42 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 369,000 | 435,308 | 84.8% | 36 | 15 | 51 | 7,235 | 7 | 17 | 130 | 43 | ap2005 |
| 2006 | 419,000 | 494,000 | 84.8% | 39 | 15 | 54 | 7,759 | 13 | 22 | 130 | 48 | ap2007 |
| 2012 | 461,000 | 544,000 | 84.7% | 40 | 17 | 57 | 8,087 | 12 | 29 | 73 | 45 | ap2013 |
| 2015 | 473,000 | 557,000 | 84.9% | 42 | 18 | 60 | 7,883 | 15 | 24 | 72 | 45 | ap2016 |
| 2018 | 484,890 | 570,995 | 84.9% | 46 | 18 | 64 | 7,576 | 15 | 25 | 68 | 46 | ap2019 |
| 2020 | 492,500 | 580,000 | 84.9% | 49 | 12 | 61 | 8,073 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 47 | ap2021 |
| 2022 | 500,000 | 589,000 | 84.9% | 51 | 13 | 64 | 7,812 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 48 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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