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Diocese of Caçador

Dioecesis Captatoropolitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Cleocir Bonetti, Bishop
  • Luíz Carlos Eccel, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 November 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florianópolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 12,398 (4,788 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 4
  • Mailing Address: Av. Santa Catarina 247, C.P. 227, 89500-000 Cacador, SC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (049)3563-2045

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 November 1968ErectedDiocese of Lages (Caçador, Agua Doce, Arroio Trinta, Canoínhas, Fraiburgo, Irineópolis, Lebon Régis, Monte Castelo, Papanduva, Pinheiro Prêto, Porto Uniäo, Rio das Antas, Salto Veloso, Santa Cecilia, Tres Barras, Treze Tilias , Videira, Major Vieira, and Matos Costa) Diocese of Caçador (erected)
12 June 1975Territory LostDiocese of Caçador (Concordia and Ponte Serrada)
Diocese of Chapecó (Agua Doce)
Diocese of Lages (Campos Novos, Capinzal, Castelo Branco, Catanduvas, Erval Velho, Herval do Oeste, Ibicaré, Ipira, Iraní, Jaborá, Joaçaba, Lacerdopolis, Ouro, Peritiba, Piratuba, and Tangará)
Diocese of Joaçaba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970220,000250,00088.0%941504,40035519319ap1971
1976210,000236,40088.8%938474,46815114222ap1977
1980238,000265,00089.8%835435,53415112122ap1981
1990340,000380,00089.5%1426408,50013713522ap1991
1999280,704350,43080.1%2518436,5282298422ap2000
2000285,700360,50979.2%2219416,9682377522ap2001
2001273,070353,18177.3%2116377,3802318322ap2002
2002278,057354,16178.5%2314377,515247423ap2003
2003275,087350,00078.6%2815436,397397123ap2004
2004279,906350,91979.8%3014446,361438123ap2005
2006286,000376,00076.1%3013436,651378924ap2007
2012340,000405,00084.0%3813516,6661357024ap2013
2013343,000408,00084.1%3911506,8601348025ap2014
2016352,000417,00084.4%3314477,4891366825ap2017
2019297,133402,48673.8%5215674,4341385325ap2020
2021302,442412,83373.3%5015654,6521385325ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 604, and Page 605

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