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Diocese of Colatina

Dioecesis Colatinensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 April 1990
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vitória
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Espirito Santo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 13,106 (5,062 Square Miles)
  • Description: Aracruz, Baixo Guandu, Colatina, Governador Lindenberg, Ibiraçu, Itaguaçu, Itarana, João Neiva, Laranja da Terra, Linhares, Marilândia, Pancas, Rio Bananal, Santa Teresa, São Domingos do Norte, São Roque do Canaã, and Sooretama
  • Conference Region: Leste 3
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedecolatina.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Santa Maria 350, 29700-200 Colatina, ES, Brazil
  • Telephone: (027)2102-5000

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 April 1990ErectedArchdiocese of Vitória (Aracruz, Baixo Guandu, Colatina, Ibiraçu, Itaguaçu, Itarana, João Neiva, Laranja da Terra, Linhares, Marilândia, Pancas, Rio Bananal, and Santa Teresa) Diocese of Colatina (erected)
28 November 1997Territory LostDiocese of Colatina (Viia Valerio in Sooretama) Diocese of São Mateus

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999365,000463,00078.8%22133510,428175323ap2000
2000365,000463,00078.8%23133610,138175323ap2001
2001386,502483,12880.0%22103212,078135323ap2002
2002387,312483,93880.0%19113012,910205623ap2003
2003387,151483,93880.0%21103112,488196823ap2004
2004387,151483,93880.0%21123311,731166923ap2005
2006411,226516,34479.6%26103611,422236823ap2007
2013484,000568,00085.2%4019598,20311315532ap2014
2016496,000619,79780.0%3620568,85710245531ap2017
2019508,000638,68079.5%4216588,75811195531ap2020
2021514,700642,15880.2%4314579,02910186431ap2022

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 82, Page 1,368, to Page 1,370

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