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Archdiocese of Aracajú

Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Josafá Menezes da Silva, Archbishop
  • João José da Costa, O. Carm., Archbishop Emeritus
  • José Palmeira Lessa, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 30 April 1960
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sergipe
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 7,019 (2,711 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesedearacaju.org
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Praca Mons. Olimpio de Campos 228, 49010-040 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
  • Telephone: (079) 3216-3000

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Aracajú
3 January 1910ErectedArchdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia Diocese of Aracajú (erected)
13 February 1920Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Aracajú (from São Salvador da Bahia)
30 April 1960Territory LostDiocese of Aracajú (Propria, Amparo de São Francisco, Aquidabâ, Brejo Grande, Canhoba, Cedro de São João, Curituba, Garuru, Itabí, Jarapatuba, Japoatá, Malhada dos Bois, Monte Alegre de Sergipe, Muriceba, Neópolis, Nossa Senhora da Gloria, Pacatuba, Poco Redondo, ...) Diocese of Propriá (erected)
30 April 1960Territory LostDiocese of Aracajú (Estancia, Arauá, Buquim, Cristinapolis, Indiaroba, Itabaianinha, Lagarto, Pedrinhas, Poco Verde, Riachäo do Dantas, Salgado, Santa Luzia do Itanhi, Simâo Dias, Tobias Barreto, Tomar do Geru, and Umbaúba) Diocese of Estância (erected)
Archdiocese of Aracajú
30 April 1960ElevatedDiocese of Aracajú Archdiocese of Aracajú

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Aracajú
1950537,698542,32699.1%5016668,1461610542ap1951
1958700,000900,00077.8%43145712,2801616147ap1960
Archdiocese of Aracajú
1966450,000.0%44226602116027ap1967*
1968465,2854320637,3852215029ap1971
1976442,029455,74597.0%29144310,2792518527ap1977
1977432,000456,10094.7%2916459,6001918030ap1981
1990562,000634,00088.6%33134612,2171318637ap1991
1999739,631963,59876.8%59471066,97715011246ap2000
2000745,000971,00076.7%46186411,64022218560ap2001
2001813,0001,059,91676.7%45135814,01711620056ap2002
2002821,0001,069,00076.8%49166512,63011920058ap2003
2003845,0001,098,00077.0%53166912,24613220162ap2004
2004930,0001,080,39586.1%63208311,20423715068ap2005
2006988,3211,108,08689.2%58147213,72625231569ap2007
20121,069,0001,272,00084.0%110251357,918223320888ap2013
20151,095,0001,303,00084.0%127301576,97421144232104ap2016
2018974,6651,392,38070.0%121381596,12940138212110ap2019
20201,004,5761,435,10870.0%132341666,05140134149109ap2021
2022992,8901,431,05969.4%1331337,46538100176112ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Aracajú
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 289, and Page 290
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12, Page 425, to Page 427
  • Archdiocese of Aracajú
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 91, to Page 94

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