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Diocese of Santos

Dioecesis Santosensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B., Bishop
  • Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 July 1924
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Paulo
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 2,369 (915 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Web Site: http://www.diocesedesantos.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Av. Conselheiro Rodrigues Alves 254, 11015-200 Bairro Macuco, Santos, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (013)3228-8888; 3228-8883

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 July 1924ErectedDiocese 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)
14 February 1958Territory LostDiocese of Santos (Ubatuba and Caraguatatuba) Diocese of Taubaté
2 March 1968Territory LostArchdiocese of Botucatu (Factura, Itaí, Paranapanema, and Taguaí)
Diocese of Sorocaba (Barao de Antonina, Buri, Capao Bonito, Coronel Macedo, Guapiara, Itaberá, Itapeva, Itaporanga, Itararé, Ribeirão Branco, Ribeirão Vermelho do Sul, and Taquarituba)
Diocese of Santos (Apiai, Barra do Turvo, Iporanga, and Ribeira)
Diocese of Itapeva (erected)
19 January 1974Territory LostDiocese of Itapeva (Barra do Turvo and Iporanga)
Diocese of Santos (Cananeia, Eldorado Paulista, Iguape, Itariri, Jacupiranga, Juquiá, Miracatu, Pariquera-Açu, Pedro de Toledo, Registro, and Sete Barras)
Diocese of Registro (erected)
24 March 1982Territory AddedDiocese of Taubaté (Caraguatatuba and Ubatuba) Diocese of Santos
3 March 1999Territory LostDiocese of Santos (Caraguatatuba, Iíhabela, São Sebastiâo, and Ubatuba) Diocese of Caraguatatuba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949300,000377,00079.6%2528535,6603722726ap1951
196657389505431635ap1967
1968528,619587,35490.0%55591144,6377830935ap1971
1976731,855813,17390.0%30376710,9234823433ap1977
1980769,000861,00089.3%2849779,9875722338ap1981
1990948,0001,064,00089.1%50348411,2854022942ap1991
1999958,0001,255,00076.3%52348611,13913417052ap2000
2000970,0001,273,00076.2%46348012,12523720245ap2001
20011,013,9441,345,94975.3%43388112,51724217439ap2002
20021,022,0951,476,82069.2%52389011,356144226041ap2003
20031,302,5111,530,87485.1%48216918,876142126040ap2004
20041,310,5511,530,87485.6%42287018,722142826040ap2005
20101,464,0001,710,00085.6%51479814,938245513142ap2011
20141,536,0001,794,00085.6%47439017,066265211548ap2015
20171,654,1601,840,76089.9%45378220,17235449255ap2018
20201,692,9001,883,80089.9%47368320,396324610454ap2021
20221,705,0001,897,55189.9%39458420,297375110052ap2023

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 17, Page 498, to Page 500
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 724, and Page 725

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