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Diocese of Petrópolis

Dioecesis Petropolitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Joel Portella Amado, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 April 1946
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Niterói
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 2,880 (1,112 Square Miles)
  • Description: Petrópolis, Teresópolis, São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Magé, Guapimirim, part of Três Rios (Bemposta) and part of Paraíba do Sul (Parish of Inconfidência)
  • Conference Region: Leste 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesepetropolis.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Monsenhor Bacelar 590, Valparaiso, 25685-113 Petropolis, RJ, Brazil
  • Telephone: (024)2231-5212

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 April 1946ErectedDiocese of Barra do Piraí (Duque de Caxias and São João de Meriti)
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) (Petrópolis, Teresópolis, São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Magé, Guapimirim, part of Três Rios (Bemposta), and part of Paraíba do Sul (Parish of Inconfidência))
Diocese of Petrópolis (erected)
26 March 1960Territory LostDiocese of Barra do Piraí (Nova Iguacú, Nilópolis, Itaguaí, Mangaratiba, district of Tairetá, and region Sertâo (Vassouras))
Diocese of Petrópolis (São João de Meriti)
Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (erected)
26 March 1960Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Petrópolis (from São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
11 October 1980Territory LostDiocese of Nova Iguaçu (São João de Meriti)
Diocese of Petrópolis (Duque de Caxias)
Diocese of Duque de Caxias (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949250,000270,00092.6%1541564,46411529021ap1951
1966650,000700,00092.9%2953827,92614437030ap1967
1970760,000800,00095.0%3068987,75514837833ap1971
1976900,0001,000,00090.0%41651068,49022530035ap1977
1980967,0001,140,00084.8%38721108,79023030035ap1981
1990682,000815,00083.7%3939788,7439532931ap1991
1999799,000938,00085.2%4539849,5117721133ap2000
2000580,000690,00084.1%4837856,8239833534ap2001
2001580,000690,00084.1%53471005,80012731634ap2002
2002572,000722,00079.2%5440946,08511931435ap2003
2003595,000760,00078.3%57521095,45813732236ap2004
2004595,000760,00078.3%62511135,26513632537ap2005
2013657,000849,00077.4%75491245,298214323943ap2014
2016643,000831,00077.4%79361155,5912513626745ap2017
2019642,500830,00077.4%86361225,266498026646ap2020
2021648,660838,00077.4%86331195,450547918747ap2022

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 39, Page 77, to Page 80
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 876, to Page 879

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