Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Paraíba | |||
27 April 1892 | Erected | Diocese of Olinda | Diocese of Paraíba (erected) |
29 December 1909 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paraíba | Diocese of Natal (erected) |
6 February 1914 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paraíba | Diocese of Cajazeiras (erected) |
Archdiocese of Paraíba | |||
6 February 1914 | Elevated | Diocese of Paraíba | Archdiocese of Paraíba |
14 May 1949 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Paraíba | Diocese of Campina Grande (erected) |
11 October 1980 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Paraíba | Diocese of Guarabira (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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Archdiocese of Paraíba | ||||||||||||
1948 | 950,000 | 1,000,000 | 95.0% | 72 | 36 | 108 | 8,796 | 60 | 179 | 53 | ap1948 | |
1965 | 912,000 | 967,000 | 94.3% | 52 | 22 | 74 | 12,324 | 7 | 305 | 42 | ap1967 | |
1968 | 950,000 | 1,100,000 | 86.4% | 49 | 30 | 79 | 12,025 | 35 | 312 | 30 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 857,761 | 1,143,709 | 75.0% | 10 | 17 | 27 | 31,768 | 3 | 23 | 253 | 42 | ap1977 |
1980 | 923,000 | 1,233,000 | 74.9% | 39 | 20 | 59 | 15,644 | 5 | 33 | 232 | 44 | ap1981 |
1990 | 897,000 | 1,109,000 | 80.9% | 34 | 29 | 63 | 14,238 | 4 | 40 | 222 | 33 | ap1991 |
1999 | 870,000 | 1,689,460 | 51.5% | 62 | 39 | 101 | 8,613 | 8 | 70 | 257 | 48 | ap2000 |
2000 | 880,000 | 1,689,460 | 52.1% | 50 | 39 | 89 | 9,887 | 8 | 51 | 260 | 49 | ap2001 |
2001 | 800,600 | 1,539,460 | 52.0% | 75 | 38 | 113 | 7,084 | 8 | 67 | 240 | 48 | ap2002 |
2002 | 780,000 | 1,247,728 | 62.5% | 75 | 37 | 112 | 6,964 | 12 | 62 | 231 | 54 | ap2003 |
2003 | 1,044,100 | 1,282,844 | 81.4% | 72 | 35 | 107 | 9,757 | 17 | 55 | 230 | 58 | ap2004 |
2004 | 1,030,416 | 1,240,022 | 83.1% | 84 | 30 | 114 | 9,038 | 16 | 37 | 238 | 59 | ap2005 |
2013 | 1,278,000 | 1,578,000 | 81.0% | 117 | 35 | 152 | 8,407 | 44 | 44 | 172 | 87 | ap2014 |
2016 | 1,313,000 | 1,590,472 | 82.6% | 107 | 35 | 142 | 9,246 | 41 | 42 | 198 | 87 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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