Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) | |||
6 June 1854 | Erected | Diocese of Olinda | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) (erected) |
20 October 1914 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) | Diocese of Crato (erected) |
10 November 1915 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) | Diocese of Sobral (erected) |
Archdiocese of Fortaleza | |||
10 November 1915 | Elevated | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) | Archdiocese of Fortaleza |
7 May 1938 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Fortaleza | Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte (erected) |
28 January 1961 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Crato
Archdiocese of Fortaleza | Diocese of Iguatu (erected) |
13 March 1971 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Fortaleza | Diocese of Itapipoca (erected)
Diocese of Quixadá (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 Fortaleza | ||||||||||||
1949 | 1,050,000 | 1,200,000 | 87.5% | 87 | 100 | 187 | 5,614 | 200 | 385 | 51 | ap1951 | |
1961 | 1,610,770 | 1,789,745 | 90.0% | 120 | 131 | 251 | 6,417 | 160 | 350 | 73 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 1,635,476 | 1,919,343 | 85.2% | 110 | 126 | 236 | 6,929 | 141 | 1,038 | 71 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 1,400,000 | 1,610,400 | 86.9% | 97 | 77 | 174 | 8,045 | 106 | 690 | 62 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 1,500,660 | 1,705,330 | 88.0% | 100 | 117 | 217 | 6,915 | 149 | 845 | 61 | ap1981* | |
1990 | 1,981,000 | 2,328,000 | 85.1% | 110 | 110 | 220 | 9,004 | 162 | 1,349 | 68 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 2,200,000 | 3,500,000 | 62.9% | 135 | 130 | 265 | 8,301 | 226 | 2,215 | 76 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 2,200,000 | 3,500,700 | 62.8% | 144 | 140 | 284 | 7,746 | 251 | 2,215 | 73 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 2,360,574 | 3,233,664 | 73.0% | 138 | 140 | 278 | 8,491 | 251 | 2,215 | 78 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 2,100,000 | 3,263,518 | 64.3% | 137 | 156 | 293 | 7,167 | 300 | 871 | 78 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 2,316,774 | 3,273,975 | 70.8% | 130 | 146 | 276 | 8,394 | 281 | 871 | 80 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 2,406,000 | 3,400,657 | 70.8% | 145 | 146 | 291 | 8,268 | 281 | 871 | 85 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 2,466,000 | 3,487,000 | 70.7% | 157 | 146 | 303 | 8,138 | 281 | 871 | 90 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 2,630,000 | 3,719,000 | 70.7% | 204 | 191 | 395 | 6,658 | 21 | 311 | 373 | 115 | ap2014 |
2016 | 2,696,000 | 3,812,000 | 70.7% | 260 | 184 | 444 | 6,072 | 22 | 303 | 373 | 126 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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