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Diocese of Chapecó

Dioecesis Xapecoënsis



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Bishop(s)

  • Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14 January 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florianópolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 15,663 (6,049 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 4
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesechapeco.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Av. Getulio Vargas 121-S, 89801-001 Chapeco, SC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (049)3322-3045
  • Fax: 3322-362

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
14 January 1958ErectedDiocese of Lages (Concordia, Ita, and Seára)
Territorial Prelature of Palmas (Chapecó, Descanso, Dionisio Cerqueira, Itapiranga, Mondai, Palmitos, São Carlos, São Miguel d'Oeste, Xanxerê, and Xaxim (all in St. Catherine))
Diocese of Chapecó (erected)
12 June 1975Territory LostDiocese of Caçador (Concordia and Ponte Serrada)
Diocese of Chapecó (Agua Doce)
Diocese of Lages (Campos Novos, Capinzal, Castelo Branco, Catanduvas, Erval Velho, Herval do Oeste, Ibicaré, Ipira, Iraní, Jaborá, Joaçaba, Lacerdopolis, Ouro, Peritiba, Piratuba, and Tangará)
Diocese of Joaçaba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1959230,000260,00088.5%943524,4234312625ap1960
1966364,073402,79490.4%2156774,72810132130ap1967
1967430,600.0%25588305832932ap1977
1974534,060593,43090.0%2951806,6759018037ap1981
1979571,561613,56193.2%2953826,97028021541ap1991
1999501,609742,64667.5%4731786,43014816340ap2000
2000630,000730,00086.3%4428728,75015113640ap2001
2001590,000692,01485.3%4430747,9726314540ap2002
2002500,000700,00071.4%3929687,3525811740ap2003
2003500,000698,42371.6%4033736,8497413540ap2004
2004500,000698,42371.6%4236786,4109815646ap2005
2006593,000715,00082.9%4836847,0596416140ap2007
2013635,000772,00082.3%5233857,4706116240ap2014
2016652,000800,83981.4%5225778,4674610540ap2017
2019597,876755,55479.1%5426807,473449040ap2020
2021601,829824,32073.0%5126777,815447046ap2022

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 50, Page 507, to Page 510

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