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Diocese of Joaçaba

Dioecesis Ioassabensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 12 June 1975
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florianópolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 10,284 (3,972 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 4
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedejoacaba.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, C.P. 101, Frei Edgar 104-B, 89600-000 Joacaba, SC, Brazil
  • Telephone: (049)3522-0848

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
12 June 1975ErectedDiocese 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
1976196,640215,23491.4%736434,57315017026ap1977
1980201,000225,00089.3%836444,5685712423ap1981
1990279,000286,00097.6%1224367,750387222ap1991
1999224,000260,00086.2%1820385,8941285324ap2000
2000227,000264,00086.0%1722395,8201325024ap2001
2001242,050295,52281.9%1822406,0511434224ap2002
2002242,050295,52281.9%1818366,7231394224ap2003
2003242,050295,52281.9%1921406,0511224224ap2004
2004242,050295,52281.9%1921406,0511424224ap2005
2006225,000310,00072.6%2018385,9211323024ap2007
2013256,000342,00074.9%2319426,095283825ap2014
2016246,680315,00078.3%2220425,873243825ap2017
2019250,900322,60077.8%2216386,602163025ap2020
2021252,669321,96478.5%2016367,018164125ap2022

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 67, Page 513, and Page 514

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