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Diocese of Jequié

Dioecesis Iequieana



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Bishop(s)

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
7 November 1978ErectedDiocese of Amargosa (Jequié, Brejöes, Nova Itarana, Santa Ines, Irajuba, Cravolândia, Jaguaquara, Itiruçu, Itaquara, Maracas, Marcionílio Souza, Planaltino , Lafaiete, Continuo, Jitaúna, Itagí, and Aiquara)
Diocese of Vitória da Conquista (Manoel Vitorino, Boa Nova, Itagira, and Dario Meira)
Diocese of Jequié (erected)
17 May 1990Territory AddedDiocese of Ilhéus (Wenceslau Guimarães) Diocese of Jequié
16 January 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Jequié (from Sao Salvador da Bahia)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1977380,000400,00095.0%4101427,142101313ap1981
1990430,000480,00089.6%14102417,916102017ap1991
1999480,000540,00088.9%2473115,48372623ap2000
2000490,000560,00087.5%2773414,41172925ap2001
2001500,000570,00087.7%2773414,70572827ap2002
2002500,000580,00086.2%3073713,51372628ap2003
2003500,000580,00086.2%3273912,82072628ap2004
2004500,000580,00086.2%3374012,50071928ap2005
2006520,000600,00086.7%3664212,38062329ap2007
2013554,000639,00086.7%4775410,25973035ap2014
2016567,000654,00086.7%4685410,50082937ap2017
2019580,000669,50086.6%4985710,17582937ap2020
2021588,670679,50086.6%4965510,703561736ap2022

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 71, Page 85, to Page 87
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 1,590, and Page 1,591
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 252, and Page 253

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