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Date | Event | From | To |
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20 October 1914 | Erected | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) | Diocese of Crato (erected) |
28 January 1961 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Crato (Acopiara, Arneiroz, Aiuaba, Cariús, Catarina, Cedro, Cococí, Ico, Iguatú, Jucas, Oros, Parambú, Saboeiro, and Tauá)
Archdiocese of Fortaleza (Milha, Mombaça, Pedra Branca, Piquet Carneiro, Senador Pompeu, and Solonópole) | Diocese of Iguatu (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 624,400 | 625,000 | 99.9% | 47 | 24 | 71 | 8,794 | 26 | 71 | 30 | ap1951 | |
1961 | 500,000 | 29 | 29 | 17,241 | 34 | 158 | 21 | ap1967 | ||||
1970 | 554,520 | 583,705 | 95.0% | 51 | 21 | 72 | 7,701 | 29 | 145 | 35 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 597,000 | 631,166 | 94.6% | 43 | 11 | 54 | 11,055 | 12 | 105 | 37 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 758,000 | 801,000 | 94.6% | 39 | 12 | 51 | 14,862 | 24 | 105 | 39 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 848,000 | 891,000 | 95.2% | 40 | 13 | 53 | 16,000 | 15 | 116 | 40 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 794,000 | 975,000 | 81.4% | 54 | 14 | 68 | 11,676 | 24 | 109 | 46 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 799,000 | 987,000 | 81.0% | 54 | 13 | 67 | 11,925 | 24 | 105 | 43 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 750,000 | 920,000 | 81.5% | 54 | 12 | 66 | 11,363 | 24 | 95 | 43 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 750,000 | 920,000 | 81.5% | 56 | 12 | 68 | 11,029 | 21 | 95 | 44 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 750,270 | 920,000 | 81.6% | 65 | 14 | 79 | 9,497 | 6 | 17 | 136 | 44 | ap2004 |
2004 | 750,000 | 920,000 | 81.5% | 53 | 13 | 66 | 11,363 | 6 | 14 | 113 | 46 | ap2005 |
2006 | 810,295 | 954,411 | 84.9% | 58 | 7 | 65 | 12,466 | 7 | 12 | 75 | 46 | ap2007 |
2013 | 893,000 | 1,059,000 | 84.3% | 86 | 22 | 108 | 8,268 | 17 | 28 | 123 | 54 | ap2014 |
2016 | 827,000 | 1,034,000 | 80.0% | 95 | 21 | 116 | 7,129 | 18 | 28 | 136 | 55 | ap2017 |
2019 | 841,400 | 1,071,000 | 78.6% | 92 | 24 | 116 | 7,253 | 30 | 90 | 57 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 846,064 | 1,057,557 | 80.0% | 99 | 24 | 123 | 6,878 | 42 | 24 | 135 | 57 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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