Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Diamantina | |||
6 June 1854 | Erected | Diocese of Mariana | Diocese of Diamantina (erected) |
10 December 1910 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Diamantina | Diocese of Montes Claros (erected) |
25 August 1913 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Diamantina | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí) (erected) |
Archdiocese of Diamantina | |||
28 June 1917 | Elevated | Diocese of Diamantina | Archdiocese of Diamantina |
16 July 1955 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
Archdiocese of Diamantina | Diocese of Sete Lagoas (erected) |
1 February 1956 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí)
Diocese of Caratinga Archdiocese of Diamantina | Diocese of Governador Valadares (erected) |
14 June 1965 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Diamantina
Archdiocese of Mariana | Diocese of Itabira (erected) |
24 May 1985 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Diamantina
Diocese of Governador Valadares Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano | Diocese of Guanhães (erected) |
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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Archdiocese of Diamantina | ||||||||||||
1949 | 580,367 | 630,350 | 92.1% | 55 | 35 | 90 | 6,448 | 35 | 62 | 66 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 601,200 | 650,000 | 92.5% | 67 | 20 | 87 | 6,910 | 5 | 86 | 40 | ap1967 | |
1968 | 680,000 | .0% | 65 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 11 | 38 | ap1971 | |||
1976 | 582,123 | 598,534 | 97.3% | 49 | 10 | 59 | 9,866 | 13 | 34 | 56 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 605,018 | 650,020 | 93.1% | 30 | 12 | 42 | 14,405 | 18 | 120 | 42 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 524,000 | 540,000 | 97.0% | 36 | 16 | 52 | 10,076 | 1 | 20 | 118 | 30 | ap1991 |
1999 | 564,000 | 587,000 | 96.1% | 47 | 6 | 53 | 10,641 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 43 | ap2000 |
2000 | 571,000 | 594,000 | 96.1% | 50 | 7 | 57 | 10,017 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 44 | ap2001 |
2001 | 420,010 | 450,602 | 93.2% | 52 | 4 | 56 | 7,500 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 45 | ap2002 |
2002 | 447,861 | 480,487 | 93.2% | 53 | 4 | 57 | 7,857 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 45 | ap2003 |
2003 | 486,864 | 586,584 | 83.0% | 52 | 4 | 56 | 8,694 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 45 | ap2004 |
2004 | 486,864 | 586,584 | 83.0% | 55 | 4 | 59 | 8,251 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 47 | ap2005 |
2006 | 431,748 | 488,000 | 88.5% | 57 | 4 | 61 | 7,077 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 50 | ap2007 |
2013 | 459,000 | 524,000 | 87.6% | 64 | 8 | 72 | 6,375 | 10 | 95 | 52 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 471,000 | 537,762 | 87.6% | 73 | 7 | 80 | 5,887 | 8 | 81 | 55 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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