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Date | Event | From | To |
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15 June 1957 | Erected | Diocese of Montes Claros
Territorial Prelature of Paracatu | Diocese of Januária (erected) |
5 July 2000 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Januária
Diocese of Montes Claros | Diocese of Janaúba (erected) |
25 April 2001 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Januária (from Diamantina) |
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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1966 | 229,511 | 237,511 | 96.6% | 4 | 18 | 22 | 10,432 | 16 | 9 | 11 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 299,267 | 301,050 | 99.4% | 19 | 19 | 15,750 | 19 | 9 | 10 | ap1971 | ||
1976 | 265,067 | 292,919 | 90.5% | 18 | 18 | 14,725 | 18 | 8 | 11 | ap1977 | ||
1980 | 303,000 | 335,000 | 90.4% | 18 | 18 | 16,833 | 19 | 12 | 11 | ap1981 | ||
1990 | 378,000 | 408,000 | 92.6% | 3 | 18 | 21 | 18,000 | 18 | 12 | 13 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 446,000 | 471,000 | 94.7% | 10 | 15 | 25 | 17,840 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 16 | ap2000 |
2000 | 240,000 | 289,610 | 82.9% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16,000 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 9 | ap2001 |
2001 | 213,000 | 256,500 | 83.0% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12,529 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 12 | ap2002 |
2002 | 241,500 | 256,500 | 94.2% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15,093 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 12 | ap2003 |
2003 | 260,000 | 287,150 | 90.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16,250 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 12 | ap2004 |
2004 | 260,000 | 287,150 | 90.5% | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13,684 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 14 | ap2005 |
2006 | 266,000 | 294,000 | 90.5% | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14,000 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 17 | ap2007 |
2013 | 290,000 | 324,000 | 89.5% | 14 | 9 | 23 | 12,608 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 16 | ap2014 |
2016 | 297,000 | 331,000 | 89.7% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 9,580 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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