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Diocese of Santo André

Dioecesis Sancti Andreae in Brasilia



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Bishop(s)

  • Pedro Carlos Cipolini, Bishop
  • José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 July 1954
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Paulo
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 825 (318 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesesa.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Praca do Carmo 36, 09010-020 Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (011)4469-2077

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 July 1954ErectedArchdiocese of São Paulo (Santo André, São Bernardo, and São Caetano) Diocese of Santo André (erected)
14 February 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Santo André (Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, Mauá, and Ribeirão Pires)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966900,000950,00094.7%55318610,465356151ap1967
19681,300,0001,500,00086.7%61369713,4024112061ap1971
19761,500,0001,800,00083.3%52217320,54752313174ap1977
19801,169,0001,403,00083.3%49378613,59378816471ap1981
19902,161,6002,727,70079.2%624010221,19276916080ap1991
19992,124,0003,130,00067.9%734812117,55369215584ap2000
20002,100,0002,800,00075.0%744411817,796610313586ap2001
20012,100,0002,274,70592.3%724111318,584611615687ap2002
20022,102,1002,359,46789.1%774011717,966610414188ap2003
20032,102,1002,317,63190.7%804012017,517611115688ap2004
20042,102,1002,354,72289.3%824112317,090611213588ap2005
20102,302,0002,577,71489.3%946215614,7561811711597ap2011
20142,415,0002,704,00089.3%986216015,09328949998ap2015
20172,470,6102,736,86590.3%1016316415,06429112138100ap2018
20202,518,2002,789,87190.3%1025715915,8373010381104ap2021
20222,550,0002,825,04890.3%1055115616,3464279113105ap2023

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 46, Page 695, to Page 698
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 536, to Page 539

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