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) |
| 7 June 1908 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Campinas (erected) |
| 7 June 1908 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Ribeirão Preto (erected) |
| 7 June 1908 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo | Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal (erected) |
| 7 June 1908 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Paulo (Vale do Paraíba Paulista, the São Paulo side of Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar, and the North Coast) | 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 | Diocese of Botucatu (Apiahy, Iporanga, Xiririca, Iguapé, Cananéa, Iacupiranga, Luquià, and Prainha)
Archdiocese of São Paulo (Nossa Senhora ão Rosario em Santos, Sagrado Coração de Maria em Santos, S. Antonio do Embaré em Santos, S. Antonio do Vallongo em Santos, S. Vicente, and Conceição de Itanhaen) Diocese of Taubaté (Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, Villa Bella, and S. Sebastião) | Diocese of Santos (erected) |
| 24 July 1925 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campinas (Socorro and Barra Mansa)
Archdiocese of São Paulo (Bragança, Piracaia, Atibaia, Loannopolis, Bom Iesus dos Perdôes, Nazareth, and part of Juquery, Jarinu, Itatiba, and Tuiuty) | Diocese of Bragança Paulista (erected) |
| 3 May 1952 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of São Paulo
Diocese of Taubaté | |
| 18 July 1954 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Santo André, São Bernardo, and São Caetano) | Diocese of Santo André (erected) |
| 14 February 1958 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Rest of Sorocaba) | Diocese of Sorocaba |
| 14 February 1958 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Vinhedo) | Diocese of Campinas |
| 19 April 1958 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Parts of Aparecida)
Diocese of Taubaté (Guaratingueta and Lagoinha, and Parts of Aparecida) | Archdiocese of Aparecida (erected) |
| 9 June 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Mogi das Cruzes, Arujá, Ferraz de Vasconcellos, Guararema, Guarulhos, Itaquaquecetuba, Poá, and Suzano)
Diocese of Taubaté (Igaratá, Salesopólis, and Santa Isabel) | Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (erected) |
| 7 November 1966 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Campinas (Louveira)
Archdiocese of São Paulo (Cabreúva, Cajamar, Campo Limpo, Itu, Itupeva, Jundiai, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Santana do Parnaíba, Salto, and Varzea Paulista) | Diocese of Jundiaí (erected) |
| 15 March 1989 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Itapecerica da Serra, Embú, Embú-Guacú, Juquitiba, and Taboäo da Serra along with São Lucas (in Lapa) and São Pedro and São Paulo (in Centro)) | Diocese of Campo Limpo (erected) |
| 15 March 1989 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Osasco, Barueri, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Itapeví, Ibiúna, Jandira, Mairinque, São Roque, and Vargem Grande Paulista along with San Antonio (in Lapa)) | Diocese of Osasco (erected) |
| 15 March 1989 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of Santo Amaro (erected) |
| 15 March 1989 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo | Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (erected) |
| 21 August 1989 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Santa Cruz, São José Operario, São Judas Tadeu, and São Sebastiào (in Campo Limpo); Nossa Senhora de Fatima (belezas), Nossa Senhora de Bom Conselho, Nossa Senhora do Carmo, São Francisco de Assis, São José Operario and São Luis Gonzaga (in Capão Red...) | Diocese of Campo Limpo |
| 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 |
| 2020 | 5,101,300 | 7,850,000 | 65.0% | 389 | 641 | 1,030 | 4,952 | 108 | 779 | 1,977 | 304 | ap2021 |
| 2022 | 5,101,000 | 7,850,000 | 65.0% | 390 | 674 | 1,064 | 4,794 | 112 | 812 | 1,977 | 307 | ap2023 |
| 2023 | 4,945,500 | 7,850,000 | 63.0% | 381 | 654 | 1,035 | 4,778 | 112 | 792 | 1,977 | 307 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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