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Date | Event | From | To |
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13 April 1946 | Erected | Diocese of Barra do Piraí
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) | Diocese of Petrópolis (erected) |
26 March 1960 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barra do Piraí
Diocese of Petrópolis | Diocese of Nova Friburgo (erected) |
15 February 1964 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pesqueira
Diocese of Petrópolis | Diocese of Floresta (erected) |
11 October 1980 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nova Iguaçu
Diocese of Petrópolis | Diocese of Duque de Caxias (erected) |
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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1949 | 250,000 | 270,000 | 92.6% | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4,464 | 115 | 290 | 21 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 650,000 | 700,000 | 92.9% | 29 | 53 | 82 | 7,926 | 144 | 370 | 30 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 760,000 | 800,000 | 95.0% | 30 | 68 | 98 | 7,755 | 148 | 378 | 33 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 900,000 | 1,000,000 | 90.0% | 41 | 65 | 106 | 8,490 | 225 | 300 | 35 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 967,000 | 1,140,000 | 84.8% | 38 | 72 | 110 | 8,790 | 230 | 300 | 35 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 682,000 | 815,000 | 83.7% | 39 | 39 | 78 | 8,743 | 95 | 329 | 31 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 799,000 | 938,000 | 85.2% | 45 | 39 | 84 | 9,511 | 77 | 211 | 33 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 580,000 | 690,000 | 84.1% | 48 | 37 | 85 | 6,823 | 98 | 335 | 34 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 580,000 | 690,000 | 84.1% | 53 | 47 | 100 | 5,800 | 127 | 316 | 34 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 572,000 | 722,000 | 79.2% | 54 | 40 | 94 | 6,085 | 119 | 314 | 35 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 595,000 | 760,000 | 78.3% | 57 | 52 | 109 | 5,458 | 137 | 322 | 36 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 595,000 | 760,000 | 78.3% | 62 | 51 | 113 | 5,265 | 136 | 325 | 37 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 657,000 | 849,000 | 77.4% | 75 | 49 | 124 | 5,298 | 2 | 143 | 239 | 43 | ap2014 |
2016 | 643,000 | 831,000 | 77.4% | 79 | 36 | 115 | 5,591 | 25 | 136 | 267 | 45 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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