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Diocese of Joinville

Dioecesis Ioinvillensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 January 1927
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florianópolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 9,508 (3,672 Square Miles)
  • Description: Joinville, Garuva, Itapoá, Itaiópolis, Mafra, Campo Alegre, Rio Negrinho, São Bento do Sul, Corupá, Guaramirim, Jaraguá do Sul, Massaranduba, Schroeder, Araquari, Balneário Barra do Sul, Barra Velha, São Francisco do Sul, and São João do Itaperiú
  • Conference Region: Sul 4
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesejoinville.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Jaguaruna 147, 89201-974 Joinville, SC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (047)3451-3707

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 January 1927ErectedDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (Joinville, São Francisco do Sul, Paraty, Blumenau, Campo Alegre, São Bento do Sul, Mafra, and Itaiópolis) Diocese of Joinville (erected)
23 November 1968Territory LostArchdiocese of Florianópolis (Alfredo Wagner, Atalanta, Imbuia, Ituporanga, Petrolandia, Presidente Nereu, and Vidal Ramos)
Diocese of Joinville (Rio do Sul, Agrolândia, Agronomica, Ascurra, Aurora, Benedito Novo, Dona Emma, Ibirama, Laurentino, Lontras, Pouso Redondo, Presidente Getulio, Rio do Campo, Rio do Oeste, Rodeio, Sálete, Taió, Trombudo Gentral, Witmarsum; Apiuna and Rio da Prata)
Diocese of Rio do Sul (erected)
19 April 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Florianópolis (Ilhota, Luiz Alves, Navegantes, Penha, and Piçarras)
Diocese of Joinville (Blumenau, Gaspar, Indaial, Pomerode, Rio dos Cedros, and Timbó)
Diocese of Rio do Sul (Benedite Novo and Douter Pedrinho)
Diocese of Blumenau (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950250,000340,00073.5%20801002,5009025025ap1951
1966428,000600,00071.3%341181522,81513781044ap1967
1970310,000525,00059.0%2562873,56329449631ap1971
1976300,000510,00058.8%3159903,3331810633934ap1977
1980523,000627,00083.4%2856846,2261711232835ap1981
1990757,000921,00082.2%2857858,905167827341ap1991
1999921,8391,229,11975.0%44631078,6153310525349ap2000
2000550,000650,56284.5%3048787,0513211415431ap2001
2001657,012876,01675.0%3248808,212229518934ap2002
2002669,890892,02075.1%3248808,3732210318734ap2003
2003596,604917,85365.0%3450847,102249216536ap2004
2004608,430936,04665.0%3654906,7602413917239ap2005
2006641,000986,00065.0%4251936,8922914418541ap2007
2013706,0001,096,28264.4%5538937,591449614850ap2014
2016769,3861,183,67265.0%75341097,058657214464ap2017
2019853,7811,237,36469.0%85561416,0557010113165ap2020
2021880,2151,275,67469.0%89541436,155778711565ap2022

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 19, Page 172, to Page 176

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