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Diocese of Bacabal

Dioecesis Bacabalensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 June 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Maranhão
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 18,073 (6,980 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 5
  • Mailing Address: Rua Teixeira Mendes 45, C.P. 01, 65700-000 Bacabal, MA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (099)3621-1280
  • Fax: 3621-1000

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 June 1968ErectedTerritorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú (Esperantinopolis)
Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Parts of Bacabal and Ipixuna along with Altamira do Maranhäo, Igarapé Grande, Lago da Pedra, Lago do Junco, Lago Verde, Lima Campos, Olho d'Água dos Cunhas, Pedreiras, Pio XII, Poçâo de Pedras, Rosinopolis, Santo Antonio dos Lopes, and Vitorino Freiré)
Diocese of Bacabal (erected)
13 January 1977Territory AddedArchdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Bacabal and São Luis de Gonzaga (formerly Ipixuna)) Diocese of Bacabal
19 July 2001Territory LostDiocese of Bacabal (Parts of Bacabal and São Luiz Gonzaga do Maranhão now in Alto Alegre do Maranhão) Diocese of Coroatá

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970536,000600,00089.3%22268,00011ap1971
1976580,000600,00096.7%5192424,16624309ap1977
1980430,000450,00095.6%6364210,23840369ap1981
1990479,000532,27990.0%8172519,160204217ap1991
1999446,000483,99592.1%10162617,153213214ap2000
2000449,000487,00092.2%10162617,269213314ap2001
2001451,000490,26192.0%9172617,346204814ap2002
2002451,000490,26192.0%8172518,040204514ap2003
2003451,000490,26192.0%7182518,040274315ap2004
2004451,000490,26192.0%6192518,040224116ap2005
2006461,000502,00091.8%9172617,730223616ap2007
2012499,500542,00092.2%13213414,691282916ap2013
2015506,000520,70497.2%16223813,31512273317ap2016
2018509,000523,49497.2%21214212,11913242819ap2019
2020518,190533,31997.2%20254511,51512302721ap2021

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 61, Page 16, to Page 18
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 161, and Page 162

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