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Diocese of Guaxupé

Dioecesis Guaxupensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 February 1916
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 17,544 (6,776 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: http://guaxupe.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Francisco Ribeiro do Valle 242, 37800-000 Guaxupe, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (035)3551-1013

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 February 1916ErectedDiocese of Pouso Alegre (Northern part) Diocese of Guaxupé (erected)
1 February 1924Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Guaxupé (from Mariana)
19 January 1952Territory AddedDiocese of Guaxupé (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Pouso Alegre (Boundaries adjusted)
3 March 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Campanha (Barranco Alto (in Alfenas)) Diocese of Guaxupé
14 April 1962Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Guaxupé (from Belo Horizonte)
11 May 1968Territory LostDiocese of Guaxupé (Claraval and Ibiraci) Territorial Abbey of Claraval (erected)
11 December 2002Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of Claraval (suppressed) Diocese of Guaxupé
19 August 2008Territory AddedDiocese of Luz (Saint John the Baptist (in São João Batista do Glória) and Divine Spiritus Sancti (in Delfinópolis)) Diocese of Guaxupé

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950572,000575,00099.5%4837856,7297821549ap1951
1966523,400537,00097.5%5341945,5686139256ap1967
1970417,093453,06892.1%72371093,8266938757ap1971
1976398,204477,15583.5%5323765,23914724456ap1977
1980348,000478,87472.7%5124754,64024722859ap1981
1990583,000689,00084.6%5414688,57312519460ap1991
1999556,613755,64173.7%6819876,39712816670ap2000
2000556,613755,64173.7%7419935,98513315473ap2001
2001596,226805,71174.0%6419837,18312812972ap2002
2002597,029805,71174.1%6419837,19312812973ap2003
2003597,029805,71174.1%6819876,8628316573ap2004
2004572,711818,15970.0%7711886,5082014375ap2005
2006608,000867,00070.1%7818966,3334612081ap2007
2013659,000936,00070.4%100161165,681357682ap2014
2016683,500937,60072.9%104221265,424329386ap2017
2019700,000960,25072.9%113161295,426215687ap2020
2021682,500949,40071.9%116161325,170287487ap2022

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 8, Page 62, and Page 63
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 264, and Page 265
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 460, to Page 462
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 540, and Page 541
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 379, to Page 381
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 100, Page 645, and Page 646

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