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Diocese of Alto Solimões

Dioecesis Solimões Superioris



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Bishop(s)

  • Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 14 August 1991
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Manaus
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Amazonas
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 131,613 (50,835 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Norte 1
  • Mailing Address: Rua Pedro Teixeira 540, Centro, 69640-000 Tabatinga, AM, Brazil
  • Telephone: (097) 3412-2514
  • Fax: 3412-3320

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões
23 May 1910ErectedDiocese of Amazonas Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
11 August 1950ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
16 February 1952Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Alto Solimões (from Belém do Pará)
Diocese of Alto Solimões
14 August 1991ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Alto Solimões Diocese of Alto Solimões

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
195022,90728,00081.8%16161,43116113ap1951
196338,00046,00082.6%13132,923125ap1967
197646,40149,52193.7%12123,8661488ap1977
198045,80055,00083.3%110114,1631188ap1981
199070,000105,00066.7%38116,36315228ap1991
Diocese of Alto Solimões
199997,000145,00066.9%59146,92817158ap2000
200099,000160,00061.9%59147,07119158ap2001
200199,000163,00060.7%59147,07119158ap2002
200299,000165,00060.0%59147,07119158ap2003
200398,000169,00058.0%58137,538120148ap2004
200498,000169,00058.0%58137,538220148ap2005
200699,300130,24076.2%67137,63819148ap2007
2012124,900184,70067.6%410148,92119148ap2013
2015127,500188,60067.6%811196,71018278ap2016
2018122,280215,16256.8%717245,09529278ap2019
2020105,420219,94147.9%106166,58813278ap2021

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 Alto Solimões
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 196, to Page 198
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 606, to Page 608
  • Diocese of Alto Solimões
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 5, to Page 7

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