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Diocese of Campos

Dioecesis Camposina



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 December 1922
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Niterói
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 12,091 (4,670 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedecampos.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. 7 de Setembro 247, 28013-330 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
  • Telephone: (022)2722-7750

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 December 1922ErectedDiocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) Diocese of Campos (erected)
5 July 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Leopoldina (La Palma) Diocese of Campos
8 September 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Leopoldina (La Palma) Diocese of Campos
26 March 1960Territory LostDiocese of Campos (Casimiro de Abreu, Conceição de Macabu, Macaé, Santa Maria Madalena, São Sebastião do Alto, Trajano de Moráis, and parts of Cordeiro)
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) (Bom Jardim, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Cantagalo, Duas Barras, Itaocara, Nova Friburgo, and parts of Cordeiro)
Diocese of Valença (Carmo and Sumidouro)
Diocese of Nova Friburgo (erected)
26 March 1960Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Campos (from São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
18 January 2002Territory LostDiocese of Campos Apostolic Administration of São João Maria Vianney (erected) (Personal)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950850,000950,00089.5%20183822,368244534ap1951
1958612,000680,00090.0%24244812,750286738ap1960
1966512,000541,00094.6%21264710,893286028ap1967
1970692,250819,64984.5%30205013,845225929ap1971
1976547,860617,38788.7%32164811,413186730ap1977
1980568,000675,00084.1%36175310,716197331ap1981
1990648,000766,00084.6%38226010,800247527ap1991
1999826,000885,00093.3%30184817,2081196736ap2000
2000836,000896,00093.3%30174717,7871186536ap2001
2001846,000907,00093.3%38175515,3811186537ap2002
2002854,000916,00093.2%39175615,2501186638ap2003
2003854,000986,00086.6%43176014,2331186739ap2004
2004854,000986,00086.6%48176513,1381196740ap2005
2006875,0001,011,00086.5%54167012,5001178040ap2007
2013957,0001,106,00086.5%73168910,7523226753ap2013
2016981,0001,135,00086.4%78179510,32623186654ap2017
20191,004,0001,161,60086.4%85171029,84330186656ap2020
20211,019,9501,180,00086.4%87211089,44340246560ap2022
20231,033,0001,195,00086.4%89211109,39042246761ap2024

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 15, Page 485, to Page 487
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 151, and Page 152
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 96, and Page 97
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 876, to Page 879

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