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Diocese of Araçatuba

Dioecesis Arassatubensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Sérgio Krzywy, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 March 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Botucatu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 9,798 (3,784 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Mailing Address: Rua Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio 342, 16025-160 Aracatuba; C.P. 71, 16010-972 Aracatuba, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (018) 3624-3561
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 March 1994ErectedDiocese of Lins (Araçatuba, Andradina, Bento de Abreu, Bilac, Birigüí, Castilho, Coroados, Gabriel Monteiro, Guaraçai, Guararapes, Lavinia, and Mirandópolis) Diocese of Araçatuba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999399,000439,00090.9%23163910,2301483730ap2000
2000403,000443,00091.0%24153910,3331203430ap2001
2001404,000454,82988.8%24143810,6311193030ap2002
2002410,000455,57090.0%26144010,2501184030ap2003
2003410,000455,57090.0%2518439,5341223830ap2004
2004415,131461,47590.0%2717449,4341323131ap2005
2006415,131461,47590.0%2814429,8841173433ap2007
2012424,550500,00084.9%3116479,0322213432ap2013
2015435,000506,00086.0%27164310,1163172232ap2016
2018436,720518,34084.3%3416508,7344171934ap2019
2020438,677504,96086.9%3515508,7733151934ap2021

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 86, Page 628, to Page 630

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