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Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul

Dioecesis Crucis Australis



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Bishop(s)

  • Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B., Bishop
  • Mosé Joăo Pontelo, C.S.Sp., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 25 June 1987
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Porto Velho
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Acre
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 127,614 (49,290 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Noroeste
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesecruzeirodosul.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Av. 28 de Setembro 213, 69980-000 Cruzeiro do Sul, AC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (068)9842-17556

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Juruá
22 May 1931ErectedDiocese of Amazonas (Juruŕ and Tarauacŕ) Territorial Prelature of Juruá (erected)
15 March 1939Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Tefé (Saint Philip) Territorial Prelature of Juruá
16 February 1952Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Juruá (from Belém do Pará)
Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
25 June 1987ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Juruá Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
31 August 2001Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cruzeiro do Sul (from Manaus)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Juruá
195075,00078,00096.2%11116,8181426ap1951
196499,370316195,23016206ap1967
1970113,000115,00098.3%217195,947212110ap1971
1976118,250120,00098.5%319225,375264111ap1977
1980137,000140,00097.9%219216,523276212ap1981
Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
1990135,000146,00092.5%716235,869269512ap1991
1999155,000169,00091.7%1015256,200358512ap2000
2000160,000180,00088.9%1015256,400358512ap2001
2001161,600182,00088.8%1012227,345188512ap2003
2003170,060226,74875.0%1012227,730237412ap2004
2004170,625227,50075.0%1013237,418286712ap2005
2006180,959241,27975.0%1112237,867239112ap2007
2011201,000261,00077.0%1711287,178168712ap2012
2013205,000265,00077.4%159248,541158912ap2014
2016209,940331,42063.3%169258,3971411512ap2017
2019203,780339,63260.0%216277,547124512ap2020
2021201,000342,50058.7%206267,730114512ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Juruá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 219, to Page 221
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 264
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 606, to Page 608
  • Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,260, and Page 1,261
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 354

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