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Date | Event | From | To |
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10 May 1941 | Erected | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia | Diocese of Amargosa (erected) |
27 July 1957 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amargosa | Diocese of Vitória da Conquista (erected) |
7 November 1978 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amargosa
Diocese of Vitória da Conquista | Diocese of Jequié (erected) |
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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1950 | 700,000 | 720,000 | 97.2% | 20 | 5 | 25 | 28,000 | 4 | 25 | 30 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 440,000 | 450,000 | 97.8% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 16,923 | 6 | 31 | 22 | ap1960 | |
1964 | 467,000 | 487,588 | 95.8% | 18 | 8 | 26 | 17,961 | 8 | 60 | 23 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 480,000 | 500,000 | 96.0% | 18 | 7 | 25 | 19,200 | 7 | 35 | 22 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 488,000 | 535,000 | 91.2% | 18 | 6 | 24 | 20,333 | 6 | 43 | 24 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 400,000 | 410,213 | 97.5% | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16,000 | 12 | 26 | 25 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 503,000 | 526,000 | 95.6% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 19,346 | 9 | 30 | 23 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 584,000 | 608,000 | 96.1% | 21 | 5 | 26 | 22,461 | 6 | 43 | 24 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 592,000 | 616,000 | 96.1% | 23 | 5 | 28 | 21,142 | 6 | 43 | 24 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 530,000 | 552,042 | 96.0% | 23 | 6 | 29 | 18,275 | 7 | 31 | 24 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 537,000 | 560,000 | 95.9% | 23 | 5 | 28 | 19,178 | 7 | 28 | 24 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 537,000 | 552,042 | 97.3% | 26 | 6 | 32 | 16,781 | 8 | 27 | 24 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 537,000 | 552,042 | 97.3% | 24 | 6 | 30 | 17,900 | 8 | 27 | 24 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 551,000 | 567,000 | 97.2% | 24 | 5 | 29 | 19,000 | 6 | 27 | 24 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 608,000 | 629,000 | 96.7% | 25 | 6 | 31 | 19,612 | 7 | 38 | 26 | ap2013 | |
2015 | 622,700 | 644,000 | 96.7% | 27 | 6 | 33 | 18,869 | 7 | 28 | 26 | ap2016 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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