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Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato

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Bishop(s)

  • Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I., Bishop
  • Eduardo Zielski, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 3 October 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Teresina
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Piaui
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 39,528 (15,267 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 4
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Praca Comendador Piauilino 15, 64770-000 Sao Raimundo Nonato, PI, Brazil
  • Telephone: (089)3582-3632

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato
17 December 1960ErectedTerritorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Sao Raimundo Nonato, Canto do Burití, Caracol, and Sao Joáo do Piaui) Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato (erected)
Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato
3 October 1981ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato
27 February 2008Territory LostDiocese of Oeiras-Floriano (Bela Vista do Piauí, Cajazeiras do Piauí, Campinas do Piauí, Colônia do Piauí, Conceição do Canindé, Floresta do Piauí, Isaías Coêlho, Oeiras, Santa Rosa do Piauí, Santo Inácio do Piauí, São Francisco de Assis do Piauí, São João da Varjota, São Miguel...)
Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato (Paes Landim and Socorro do Piauí)
Archdiocese of Teresina (Arraial, Barra D'Alcantara, Francisco Ayres, and Várzea Grande do Piauí)
Diocese of Oeiras

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato
196685,00089,00095.5%55108,500574ap1967
1970128,000130,00098.5%35816,000574ap1971
1976147,887151,00097.9%35818,485685ap1977
1980146,000153,00095.4%941311,230596ap1981
Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato
1990190,000195,00097.4%1141512,6665188ap1991
1999185,000186,00099.5%1031314,2303188ap2000
2000185,000187,00098.9%1041413,2144198ap2001
2001170,000175,16997.0%163198,9473198ap2002
2002171,000176,00097.2%1341710,0584188ap2003
2003156,219173,57690.0%1141510,4144199ap2004
2004156,219176,57688.5%143179,18932212ap2005
2010174,000193,00090.2%185237,56553716ap2011
2014183,300202,60090.5%229315,912893528ap2015
2017187,800208,00090.3%248325,868892429ap2018
2020192,200221,04487.0%265316,2001151630ap2021
2022194,400223,60086.9%264306,4801242229ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 534, and Page 535
  • Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 257, to Page 259

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