Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of São Paulo | |||
6 December 1745 | Erected | Diocese 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) |
27 April 1892 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Curitiba (erected) |
8 September 1907 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Campanha (erected) |
7 June 1908 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Botucatu (erected)
Diocese of Campinas (erected) Diocese of Ribeirão Preto (erected) Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal (erected) Diocese of Taubaté (erected) |
Archdiocese of São Paulo | |||
7 June 1908 | Elevated | Diocese of São Paulo | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
4 July 1924 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Santos (erected) |
4 July 1924 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Botucatu
Archdiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Taubaté | Diocese of Sorocaba (erected) |
24 July 1925 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campinas
Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Bragança Paulista (erected) |
18 July 1954 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Santo André (erected) |
19 April 1958 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo
Diocese of Taubaté | Archdiocese of Aparecida (erected) |
9 June 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo
Diocese of Taubaté | Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (erected) |
7 November 1966 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Campinas
Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Jundiaí (erected) |
15 March 1989 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Campo Limpo (erected)
Diocese of Osasco (erected) Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (erected) Diocese of Santo Amaro (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 São Paulo | ||||||||||||
1966 | 4,950,000 | 5,320,000 | 93.0% | 167 | 167 | 29,640 | 957 | 3,215 | 262 | ap1967 | ||
1970 | 5,600,000 | 6,435,989 | 87.0% | 351 | 862 | 1,213 | 4,616 | 1,072 | 3,775 | 311 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 6,200,000 | 7,198,608 | 86.1% | 530 | 1,701 | 2,231 | 2,779 | 1 | 2,296 | 3,405 | 353 | ap1977 |
1980 | 8,430,000 | 9,684,000 | 87.1% | 352 | 665 | 1,017 | 8,289 | 1 | 1,046 | 3,070 | 364 | ap1981 |
1990 | 7,110,000 | 7,900,000 | 90.0% | 335 | 437 | 772 | 9,209 | 1 | 803 | 2,316 | 241 | ap1991 |
1999 | 6,669,720 | 8,892,960 | 75.0% | 350 | 553 | 903 | 7,386 | 1 | 1,326 | 2,347 | 268 | ap2000 |
2000 | 6,674,842 | 8,899,790 | 75.0% | 353 | 518 | 871 | 7,663 | 1 | 1,243 | 2,203 | 268 | ap2001 |
2001 | 6,679,000 | 8,906,625 | 75.0% | 387 | 510 | 897 | 7,445 | 1 | 1,183 | 2,140 | 268 | ap2002 |
2002 | 6,767,000 | 9,023,000 | 75.0% | 345 | 502 | 847 | 7,989 | 1 | 1,126 | 2,132 | 275 | ap2003 |
2003 | 6,713,100 | 8,950,800 | 75.0% | 363 | 745 | 1,108 | 6,058 | 3 | 1,138 | 2,102 | 277 | ap2004 |
2004 | 5,935,807 | 7,075,547 | 83.9% | 351 | 561 | 912 | 6,508 | 3 | 1,207 | 1,880 | 280 | ap2005 |
2010 | 5,484,000 | 7,511,000 | 73.0% | 334 | 524 | 858 | 6,391 | 50 | 1,042 | 1,693 | 296 | ap2011 |
2014 | 4,815,000 | 6,899,268 | 69.8% | 376 | 466 | 842 | 5,718 | 75 | 774 | 1,668 | 300 | ap2015 |
2017 | 4,984,484 | 7,669,976 | 65.0% | 410 | 503 | 913 | 5,459 | 96 | 641 | 1,977 | 306 | ap2018 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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