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Diocese of Marília

Dioecesis Mariliensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Luiz Antônio Cipolini, Bishop
  • Osvaldo Giuntini, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 February 1952
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Botucatu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 11,959 (4,619 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Web Site: http://www.diocesedemarilia.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Nelson Spielmann 521, 17509-001 Marilia; C.P. 11, 17500-970 Marilia, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (014)3401-2360
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 February 1952ErectedDiocese of Lins Diocese of Marília (erected)
2 February 1956Territory AddedDiocese of Corumbá (Islands of Ariranhas, Tibiricá, do Bio Verde, Carolina, Manuel Hörnern, Dr. Carlos Botelho, and Bandeirantes) Diocese of Marília
19 April 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lins (from São Paulo)
Diocese of Marília (from São Paulo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966520,000660,00078.8%3247796,5825216048ap1967
1970635,000747,85184.9%2155768,3558420250ap1971
1976490,000549,22189.2%1644608,1666925250ap1977
1980481,000526,00091.4%1543588,2936122853ap1981
1990542,000602,00090.0%3136678,0897723253ap1991
1999517,250613,25084.3%4031717,28516157ap2000
2000517,250613,25084.3%4228707,38914914257ap2001
2001517,250647,43579.9%4331746,98915113657ap2002
2002517,250647,43579.9%5230826,30714611657ap2003
2003522,000652,85080.0%4511569,32113315857ap2004
2004522,000652,85080.0%4932816,44416013757ap2005
2013572,000717,00079.8%5828866,65116613460ap2014
2016586,700734,00079.9%6627936,30816511962ap2017
2019454,445685,86966.3%73281014,49916510964ap2020
2021492,245743,19066.2%73281014,8731439865ap2022

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 44, Page 604, to Page 606
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 331, and Page 332
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 90, to Page 94

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