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Diocese of Mossoró

Dioecesis Mossorensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 July 1934
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Natal
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio Grande do Norte
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 18,832 (7,273 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 2
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedemossoro.com/
  • Mailing Address: C.P. 16, Praca Coracao de Jesus s/n, 59600-022 Mossoro, RN, Brazil
  • Telephone: (084)3314-7255

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 July 1934ErectedDiocese of Natal Diocese of Mossoró (erected)
16 February 1952Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Mossoró (from Paraíba)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950350,000400,00087.5%13203310,606204316ap1951
1966330,000380,00086.8%287359,42873818ap1967
1968286,000356,70880.2%268348,41186218ap1971
1976421,360482,67087.3%19143312,768145021ap1977
1980435,089555,08978.4%11142517,403165021ap1981
1990651,000685,00095.0%18123021,700166820ap1991
1999751,000780,00096.3%2793620,861126520ap2000
2000760,000790,00096.2%2793621,111124420ap2001
2001768,000798,00096.2%25113621,333146820ap2002
2002778,000809,00096.2%25113621,611135920ap2003
2003793,000825,00096.1%26113721,432135020ap2004
2004793,000825,00096.1%26113721,432136020ap2005
2013889,000924,00096.2%44125615,875146532ap2014
2016682,000812,62583.9%45135811,7583196932ap2017
2019654,000817,82680.0%45125711,4733145838ap2020
2021664,100830,16080.0%575711,650726639ap2022

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 601, to Page 603

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