Diocese of Jataí

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Jataí
  • Latin Name: Iataiensis
  • Erected: 21 June 1929
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Goiás
  • Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Germán Vega Campón, O.S.A. † (19 Apr 1941 Appointed - 8 May 1955 Retired)
• Abel Ribeiro Camelo † (17 Jan 1957 Appointed - 14 May 1960 Appointed, Bishop of Goiás)
• Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. † (8 Jun 1961 Appointed - 24 Feb 1999 Retired)
• Miguel Pedro Mundo † (24 Feb 1999 Appointed - 18 May 1999 Died)
• Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. † (22 Dec 1999 Appointed - 16 Dec 2009 Retired)
• José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R. (16 Dec 2009 Appointed - 28 May 2014 Appointed, Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais)
• Nélio Domingos Zortea (18 Nov 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Jataí
1950	130,000				6	6	21,666			8	4	ap1951
Diocese of Jataí
1966	200,000	247,879	80.7%	5	18	23	8,695		24	49	13	ap1967
1970	250,000	300,000	83.3%	8	23	31	8,064	1	28	67	15	ap1971
1976	320,000	390,000	82.1%	3	25	28	11,428	2	32	52	15	ap1977
1980	363,000	420,000	86.4%	4	22	26	13,961	1	26	53	15	ap1981
1990	323,000	341,000	94.7%	7	18	25	12,920	9	19	78	23	ap1991
1999	400,000	500,000	80.0%	19	12	31	12,903	19	12	48	27	ap2000
2000	400,000	500,000	80.0%	20	11	31	12,903	19	11	53	27	ap2001
2001	420,000	520,000	80.8%	17	13	30	14,000	21	13	53	27	ap2002
2002	429,000	530,000	80.9%	17	11	28	15,321	20	11	56	27	ap2003
2003	430,000	530,000	81.1%	19	12	31	13,870	19	12	58	27	ap2004
2004	430,000	530,000	81.1%	17	12	29	14,827	18	12	54	27	ap2005
2006	441,000	543,000	81.2%	24	13	37	11,918	17	13	52	28	ap2007
2013	484,000	593,000	81.6%	28	15	43	11,255	16	15	59	29	ap2014
2016	496,000	595,423	83.3%	23	19	42	11,809	15	22	54	29	ap2017
2019	515,000	619,700	83.1%	21	10	31	16,612	10	12	45	31	ap2020

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R. (Bishop: 16 Dec 2009 to 28 May 2014)
• Nélio Domingos Zortea (Bishop: 18 Nov 2015 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1961 to 24 Feb 1999)
• Miguel Pedro Mundo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Mar 1978; Bishop: 24 Feb 1999 to 18 May 1999)
• Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1999 to 16 Dec 2009)
• Abel Ribeiro Camelo † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1957 to 14 May 1960)
• Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jun 1972 to 14 May 1976)
• Germán Vega Campón, O.S.A. † (Prelate: 19 Apr 1941 to 8 May 1955)