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Archdiocese of Mariana

Archidioecesis Marianensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 1 May 1906
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 22,680 (8,760 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Web Site: http://www.arqmariana.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Arcebispado, Rua Direita 102, 35420-000 Mariana, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (031)3557-1237; 3557-1351
  • Fax: 3557-2364

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Mariana
6 December 1745ErectedDiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Goiás (erected)
Diocese of Mariana (erected)
Diocese of São Paulo (erected)
6 June 1854Territory LostDiocese of Mariana Diocese of Diamantina (erected)
4 August 1900Territory LostDiocese of Mariana Diocese of Pouso Alegre (erected)
Archdiocese of Mariana
1 May 1906ElevatedDiocese of Mariana Archdiocese of Mariana
18 July 1918Territory LostArchdiocese of Mariana
Diocese of Uberaba
Diocese of Aterrado (erected)
11 February 1921Territory LostArchdiocese of Mariana Diocese of Belo Horizonte (erected)
1 February 1924Territory LostArchdiocese of Mariana Diocese of Juiz de Fora (erected)
28 March 1942Territory LostArchdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Argirita and Providenda)
Archdiocese of Mariana (Astolpho Outra, Boa Familia, Cachoeira, Cataguazes, Oonceiçao da Boa Vista, Santa Rita da Gloria, Dores de Victoria, Gloria de Muriahé, Guarany, Guirycema, Laranial, Leopoldina, Muriahé Barra, Muriahé, Palma, Patrocinio de Muriahé, Piacatuba, Pirauba, ...)
Diocese of Leopoldina (erected)
21 May 1960Territory LostDiocese of Campanha (Carrancas, Itumirim, Itutinga, Lavras, Luminarias, Minduri, and São Vincente de Minas)
Diocese of Juiz de Fora (Andrelândia, Madre de Deus, and Piedade do Rio Grande)
Archdiocese of Mariana (São João del Rei, Barroso, Dores de Campos, Lagoa Dourada, Nazareno, Prados, Rezende Costa, Tiradentes, and Bom Sucesso)
Diocese of São João del Rei (erected)
11 November 1963Territory AddedArchdiocese of Belo Horizonte (Nossa Senhora da Conceiçâo, Conceiçâo do Rio Acima, and Santo Antonio de Vigario da Vara along with São Geraldo de Jacaranda and Nossa Senhora das Graças de Sesmaria) Archdiocese of Mariana
11 November 1963Territory LostArchdiocese of Mariana (São José do Paraopeba in Brumadinho; Nossa Senhora da Conceiçâo de Arrojado Lisboa and Nossa Senhora do Parto de Chacrinha in Jeceaba) Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
14 June 1965Territory LostArchdiocese of Diamantina (Braúnas, Itambé do Mato Dentro, Morro do Pilar, Passabém, Santo Antonio do Rio Abaixo, and Sâo Sebastiâo do Rio Preto)
Archdiocese of Mariana (Alvinópolis, Antonio Dias, Bela Vista de Minas, Belo Oriente, Bom Jesus do Amparo, Coronel Fabriciano, Dionisio, Ferros, Itabira, Ipatinga, Jaguaraçu, Joanésia, Joao Monlevade, Marliéria, Mesquita, Nova Era, Rio Piracicaba, Santa Maria do Itabira, ...)
Diocese of Itabira (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Mariana
1949897,500900,00099.7%161892503,590136129133ap1951
1966890,000895,23399.4%128842124,1981144108ap1967
19681294617508589ap1971*
1976776,000862,22490.0%104491535,07168385118ap1977
1980840,000974,00086.2%103471505,60056367105ap1981
19901,020,0001,122,00090.9%125291546,62339324112ap1991
19991,080,0001,200,00090.0%169291985,454438280117ap2000
2000853,4321,066,79180.0%165261914,468534286119ap2001
2001989,2231,099,13690.0%184262104,710734296123ap2002
2002879,3081,099,13680.0%185282134,128736293121ap2003
2003899,3081,099,13681.8%180282084,323736297111ap2004
2004924,2661,099,13684.1%172322044,530840300122ap2005
20131,069,0001,274,00083.9%171241955,4822341194135ap2014
20161,080,0001,242,93686.9%168251935,5952438155135ap2017
20191,004,5391,247,92380.5%177242014,9972339160135ap2020
20211,004,4811,255,60180.0%193252184,6073640159136ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Mariana
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 136
  • Archdiocese of Mariana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 265, to Page 267

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