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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Sorocaba | |||
4 July 1924 | Erected | Diocese of Botucatu (Sorocaba, Porto Felix, Campo Largo, Piedade, Pilar, S. Miguel Archanjo, Sarapuhy, Itapetininga, Tatuhy, Cesario Large, Bella Vista de Taiuhy, Bufete, Pereiras, Conchas, Guarehy, Angatuba^ Laranjal, Boituva, Cerquilho, Tietê, Anhemby, Bury, Itabera, ...) | Diocese of Sorocaba (erected) |
24 April 1925 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sorocaba (Piraju, Fartura, Anhembi, and Itahy (Itobi)) | Diocese of Botucatu |
24 April 1925 | Territory Added | Diocese of Campinas (Tieté and Porto Felix) | Diocese of Sorocaba |
5 February 1932 | Territory Added | Diocese of Botucatu (Parish of Itahy) | Diocese of Sorocaba |
5 February 1932 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sorocaba (Parish of Bofate) | Diocese of Botucatu |
14 February 1958 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of São Paulo (Rest of Sorocaba) | Diocese of Sorocaba |
2 March 1968 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese 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) |
Archdiocese of Sorocaba | |||
29 April 1992 | Elevated | Diocese of Sorocaba | Archdiocese of Sorocaba |
15 April 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itapeva
Archdiocese of Sorocaba | Diocese of Itapetininga (erected) (Itapetininga, Tatui, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Pilar do Sul, Angatuba, Paranapanema, Alambari, Campiña do Monte Alegre, Cesario Lange, Cápela do Alto, Guareí, Sarapui, Porangaba, and Torre de Pedra) |
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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Diocese of Sorocaba | ||||||||||||
1950 | 453,000 | 455,000 | 99.6% | 18 | 28 | 46 | 9,847 | 28 | 168 | 32 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 650,000 | 800,000 | 81.3% | 54 | 42 | 96 | 6,770 | 86 | 305 | 41 | ap1967 | |
1967 | 656,916 | .0% | 42 | 25 | 67 | 0 | 252 | 27 | ap1971 | |||
1976 | 450,000 | 500,000 | 90.0% | 36 | 39 | 75 | 6,000 | 12 | 44 | 180 | 38 | ap1977 |
1977 | 544,000 | 605,000 | 89.9% | 35 | 29 | 64 | 8,500 | 15 | 37 | 180 | 40 | ap1981 |
1990 | 636,000 | 775,000 | 82.1% | 45 | 24 | 69 | 9,217 | 16 | 31 | 174 | 42 | ap1991 |
Archdiocese of Sorocaba | ||||||||||||
1999 | 526,155 | 754,508 | 69.7% | 33 | 12 | 45 | 11,692 | 21 | 13 | 136 | 33 | ap2000 |
2000 | 569,373 | 813,391 | 70.0% | 37 | 14 | 51 | 11,164 | 27 | 15 | 142 | 36 | ap2001 |
2001 | 604,730 | 864,901 | 69.9% | 40 | 14 | 54 | 11,198 | 34 | 17 | 174 | 54 | ap2002 |
2002 | 615,148 | 878,784 | 70.0% | 41 | 14 | 55 | 11,184 | 36 | 21 | 157 | 58 | ap2003 |
2003 | 632,587 | 903,696 | 70.0% | 40 | 15 | 55 | 11,501 | 34 | 18 | 137 | 42 | ap2004 |
2004 | 654,789 | 935,414 | 70.0% | 42 | 14 | 56 | 11,692 | 39 | 19 | 147 | 42 | ap2005 |
2010 | 666,000 | 952,000 | 70.0% | 73 | 40 | 113 | 5,893 | 42 | 104 | 152 | 48 | ap2011 |
2014 | 766,792 | 1,095,418 | 70.0% | 69 | 30 | 99 | 7,745 | 41 | 83 | 131 | 55 | ap2015 |
2017 | 800,177 | 1,143,111 | 70.0% | 71 | 19 | 90 | 8,890 | 46 | 53 | 131 | 59 | ap2018 |
2020 | 833,599 | 1,190,201 | 70.0% | 73 | 73 | 11,419 | 44 | 34 | 130 | 59 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 853,000 | 1,217,749 | 70.0% | 69 | 69 | 12,362 | 44 | 32 | 114 | 58 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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