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Diocese of Almenara

Dioecesis Almenarensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 March 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Diamantina
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 15,618 (6,032 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedealmenara.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Praça João Pessoa 187, 39900-000 Almenara, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (033) 3721-1517

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 March 1981ErectedDiocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí) (Cities of Almenara, Bandeira, Felisburgo, Jacinto, Jequitinhonha, Joaima, Jordania, Rio do Pardo, Rubim, Salto da Divisa, Santa Maria do Salto, and Santo Antonio do Jacinto)
Diocese of Teófilo Otoni (Fronteira dos Vales)
Diocese of Almenara (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990170,000230,00073.9%111115,454212814ap1991
1999160,000173,56692.2%3101312,307162215ap2000
2000143,000173,56682.4%3101311,000162115ap2001
2001140,000178,77878.3%3101310,769142215ap2002
2002140,000178,77878.3%3111410,000152215ap2003
2003140,000178,77878.3%391211,666142415ap2004
2004140,000178,77878.3%312159,333182815ap2005
2006136,000178,77876.1%513187,555172017ap2007
2012147,300192,80076.4%99188,183142518ap2013
2015151,000197,30076.5%1011217,190152217ap2016
2018154,700202,14076.5%1210227,031151720ap2019
2020125,300192,00065.3%1010206,265141318ap2021
2022142,790192,83574.0%119207,139141018ap2023

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 74, Page 969, to Page 971

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