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Diocese of Pinheiro

Dioecesis Pinerensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Elio Rama, I.M.C., Bishop
  • Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 16 October 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Maranhão
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 21,360 (8,250 Square Miles)
  • Description: Pinheiro, Pacas – Pinheiro, Presidente Sarney, Santa Helena, Turilândia, Turiaçu, Porto Santo – Turiaçu, Alcântara, Oitíua – Alcântara, Bequimão, Palmeirândia, Peri-Mirim, São Bento, Mirinzal, Cedral, Porto Rico do Maranhão, Guimarães, Central do Maranhão, Cururupu, Areia Branca – Cururupu, Serrano do Maranhão, Bacuri, and Apicum-Açu
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 5
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedepinheiro.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Presidente Eurico Dutra 386, 65200-000 Pinheiro, MA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (098)3381-1278
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro
22 July 1939ErectedTerritorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú (Turiaçu and Carutapera)
Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Pinheiro, Alcântara, Cururupu, Guimarães, Bequimão, and Santa Helena)
Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro (erected)
24 February 1958Territory AddedArchdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (São Bento and Peri-Mirim) Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro
16 October 1961Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Pinheiro (Cities of Carutapera, Turiaçu, and Candido Mendes; part of Santa Helena) Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes (erected)
Diocese of Pinheiro
16 October 1979ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Pinheiro Diocese of Pinheiro
20 February 1997Territory AddedDiocese of Zé-Doca (Turiaçu) Diocese of Pinheiro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro
1950140,000140,93699.3%1101112,727138ap1951
1966250,000263,94994.7%2015357,14217499ap1967
1970250,000300,00083.3%1713308,333164010ap1971
1976200,000270,00074.1%179267,692122712ap1977
Diocese of Pinheiro
1980219,000258,00084.9%148229,954132913ap1981
1990293,000343,00085.4%1492312,739114812ap1991
1999349,987422,75782.8%2062613,46184916ap2000
2000341,405426,75780.0%2152613,13074917ap2001
2001344,819431,02480.0%2052513,79274617ap2002
2002344,819431,02480.0%2172812,31494116ap2003
2003348,192435,24080.0%2362912,00683916ap2004
2004348,192435,24080.0%2473111,23294316ap2005
2013273,000475,00057.5%478554,96393018ap2014
2016279,000486,00057.4%257328,718483022ap2017
2019319,214497,00064.2%347417,785573725ap2020
2021324,280501,84564.6%357427,72072825ap2022

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 Pinheiro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 112, to Page 114
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 485, and Page 486
  • Diocese of Pinheiro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,504, and Page 1,505
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 89, Page 308, and Page 309

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