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Diocese of Juazeiro

Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 July 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 57,801 (22,325 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Carmela Dutra 24, Orla Fluvial 1, 48903-410 Juazeiro, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (074)3611-7825
  • Fax: 3611-7378

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 July 1962ErectedDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Casa Nova, Juàzeiro, Pilao Arcado, Remanso, and Sento Sé)
Diocese of Bonfim (Curaca)
Diocese of Juazeiro (erected)
16 January 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Juazeiro (from Sao Salvador da Bahia)
17 June 2011Territory AddedArchdiocese of Passo Fundo (Uauá) Diocese of Juazeiro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966165,000177,00093.2%1101115,000359ap1967
1970150,000194,00077.3%4101410,71413710ap1971
1976185,000220,00084.1%591413,214101612ap1977
1980218,000261,00083.5%481218,166112112ap1981
1990283,000324,00087.3%1161716,64762212ap1991
1999327,000374,00087.4%971620,43772512ap2000
2000332,000379,00087.6%881620,75082512ap2001
2001336,000384,00087.5%971621,00072512ap2002
2002350,000419,67483.4%1361918,42162312ap2003
2003350,000419,67483.4%1351819,44462413ap2004
2004364,765423,70886.1%1552018,23862413ap2005
2006373,000433,00086.1%2042415,54141813ap2007
2013410,000512,00080.1%2242615,76941013ap2014
2016407,432507,81280.2%2943312,3464716ap2017
2019429,750535,60080.2%3123313,02231717ap2020
2021416,400518,96680.2%2522715,422131717ap2022

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 55, Page 823, to Page 825
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 253, and Page 254
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 555, and Page 556

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