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Diocese of Marabá

Dioecesis Marabensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vital Corbellini, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 16 October 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 81,832 (31,607 Square Miles)
  • Description: Marabá, Abel Figueiredo, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Brejo Grande do Araguaia, Canaã dos Carajás, Curionópolis, Eldorado dos Carajás, Goianésia do Pará, Itupiranga, Jacundá, Nova Ipixuna, Palestina do Pará, Parauapebas, São Domingos do Araguaia, and São João do Araguaia
  • Conference Region: Norte 2
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesedemarilia.net.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Trav. 13 de Maio 208, 68500-420 Maraba, PA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (094)3321-1339

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
18 July 1911ErectedArchdiocese of Belém do Pará Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (erected)
16 August 1934Territory LostArchdiocese of Belém do Pará
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
Territorial Prelature of Santarém
Territorial Prelature of Xingu (erected)
13 May 1969Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cristalândia (Bananal Island)
Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia (Northern part of Barra do Garças)
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Luciara)
Territorial Prelature of São Félix (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Marabá
20 December 1969Name ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia Territorial Prelature of Marabá
17 March 1976Territory AddedTerritorial Prelature of Cametá (Itupiranga) Territorial Prelature of Marabá
27 March 1976Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cristalândia (Couto Magalbaes)
Territorial Prelature of Marabá (Conceiçâo do Araguaia and Santana do Araguaia)
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (erected)
Diocese of Marabá
16 October 1979ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Marabá Diocese of Marabá
6 November 2019Territory LostDiocese of Marabá (Água Azul do Norte)
Territorial Prelature of Xingu (suppressed)
Territorial Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tucumã (erected) (Tucumã, São Félix do Xingu, Ourilândia do Norte, Bannach, and Cumaru do Norte)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
195015,00020,00075.0%1453,0005132ap1951
196637,00045,00082.2%75123,0837423ap1967
Territorial Prelature of Marabá
197043,000.0%641004232ap1971
1976160,000180,00088.9%681411,42893510ap1977
Diocese of Marabá
197773,00086,00084.9%3589,1256207ap1981
1990452,000473,00095.6%3161923,789116458ap1991
1999500,000650,00076.9%7152222,72716408ap2000
2000500,000650,00076.9%7162321,73919399ap2001
2001300,000501,43559.8%6131915,789182511ap2002
2002302,000505,00059.8%8132114,380172314ap2003
2003370,000533,00069.4%8162415,416362418ap2004
2004370,000533,00069.4%11162713,703362418ap2005
2013458,000657,00069.7%2521469,956305028ap2014
2016544,000787,00069.1%24224611,826363729ap2017
2019450,000814,00055.3%3116479,5742322728ap2020
2021402,159837,49748.0%3111429,5752193728ap2022

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 Marabá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 353, and Page 354
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 513, and Page 514
  • Diocese of Marabá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,504, and Page 1,505

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