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Diocese of Campanha

Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia



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Bishop(s)

  • Pedro Cunha Cruz, Bishop
  • Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 September 1907
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 16,185 (6,251 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedacampanha.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Maestro Pompeu 150, 37400-000 Campanha, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (035)3261-1217
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 September 1907ErectedDiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Campanha (erected)
11 November 1952Territory AddedDiocese of Campanha (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Pouso Alegre (Boundaries adjusted)
3 March 1958Territory LostDiocese of Campanha (Barranco Alto (in Alfenas)) Diocese of Guaxupé
21 May 1960Territory LostDiocese of Campanha (Carrancas, Itumirim, Itutinga, Lavras, Luminarias, Minduri, and São Vincente de Minas)
Diocese of Juiz de Fora (Andrelândia, Madre de Deus, and Piedade do Rio Grande)
Archdiocese of Mariana (São João del Rei, Barroso, Dores de Campos, Lagoa Dourada, Nazareno, Prados, Rezende Costa, Tiradentes, and Bom Sucesso)
Diocese of São João del Rei (erected)
14 April 1962Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Campanha (from Mariana)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950500,000520,00096.2%6232945,3195926455ap1951
1959490,000510,00096.1%70531233,98310531357ap1960
1966390,000450,00086.7%66481143,4216031553ap1967
1970480,000550,00087.3%56568,57153ap1971
1976498,000510,00097.6%5618746,7292822552ap1977
1980518,000528,00098.1%6318816,3955021553ap1981
1990525,000584,00089.9%7124955,5262927153ap1991
1999551,520689,40080.0%74261005,51512522559ap2000
2000551,520689,40080.0%7325985,6274820959ap2001
2001630,000727,54886.6%7425996,3632820159ap2002
2002551,520689,40080.0%7425995,5707120959ap2003
2003551,520736,26174.9%6432965,7453216560ap2004
2004647,433662,48397.7%91321235,2635316561ap2005
2006663,000678,00097.8%78251036,4365118262ap2007
2013713,000730,00097.7%93151086,6012914968ap2014
2016776,000794,00097.7%118181365,70513312470ap2017
2019794,750813,18097.7%104141186,7351279671ap2020
2021807,330826,00097.7%105121176,9003256572ap2022

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 45, Page 463, to Page 465
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 379, to Page 381

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