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Diocese of Floresta

Dioecesis Florestensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gabriel Marchesi, Bishop

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 February 1964ErectedDiocese of Pesqueira (Floresta, Beiern do Rio Sao Francisco, Betania, Custòdia, Inajá, Petrolândia, and Tacaratu)
Diocese of Petrolina (Cabroró)
Diocese of Floresta (erected)
16 June 2010Territory LostDiocese of Floresta (Cabrobó)
Diocese of Petrolina (Salgueiro, Araripina, Bodocó, Cedro, Exu, Granito, Ipubi, Moreilândia, Ouricuri, Parnamirim, Serrita, Terra Nova, Trindade, and Verdejante)
Diocese of Salgueiro (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966198,000200,00099.0%9922,0006ap1967
1967199,850200,00099.9%281019,98588ap1971
1976187,109187,60999.7%9920,7899510ap1977
1980206,000207,00099.5%9922,88814510ap1981
1990255,000257,00099.2%8831,8758211ap1991
1991231,000241,96095.5%951416,5005812ap2000
2000244,616245,59699.6%841220,38441612ap2001
2001246,980248,67499.3%731024,69832512ap2002
2002248,690253,06098.3%1121319,13032512ap2004
2006263,000268,00098.1%1562112,52362613ap2007
2010246,658247,42599.7%2211,2112311bul16Jun2010
2013254,000255,00099.6%1611714,94112012ap2014
2016259,000261,00099.2%1842211,77242012ap2017
2019271,100273,40099.2%1721914,26822012ap2020
2021275,150277,49099.2%1721914,48122012ap2022

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 57, Page 143, to Page 146

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