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Diocese of Piracicaba

Dioecesis Piracicabensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Devair Araújo da Fonseca, Bishop
  • Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 February 1944
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Campinas
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 4,663 (1,801 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedepiracicaba.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Avenida Independencia 1146, 13419-155 Piracicaba; C.P. 366, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (019)2106-7577; 2106-7575
  • Fax: 2106-7550

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 February 1944ErectedDiocese of Campinas (Capivari, Piracicaba, Rio das Pedras, Santa Bárbara d´Oeste, Santa Maria da Serra, and San Pedro) Diocese of Piracicaba (erected)
14 February 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Campinas (Rio Claro, Santa Gertrudes, and Cordeirópolis) Diocese of Piracicaba
14 February 1958Territory AddedDiocese of São Carlos (Analdnia and Corumdatai) Diocese of Piracicaba
19 April 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Piracicaba (from São Paulo)
29 April 1976Territory LostArchdiocese of Campinas (Limeira, Iracemápolis, Americana, Nova Odessa, Conchai, Artur Nogueira, Cosmópolis, Araras, Lerne, Santa Cruz da Conceicão, Pirassununga, Porto Ferreira, and Descalvado)
Diocese of Piracicaba (Cordeirópolis and Analândia)
Diocese of Limeira (erected)
27 April 1990Territory LostDiocese of Piracicaba (Rest of Anhembi) Archdiocese of Botucatu

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949141,000143,00098.6%1513285,035137012ap1951
1965190,000202,00094.1%2552772,4675220128ap1967
1970319,140354,30290.1%31ap1971
1973445,000491,00090.6%242418,5413315635ap1977
1980427,000520,00082.1%202021,3502414935ap1981
1990644,000671,00096.0%2941709,20026414246ap1991
1999757,873826,62991.7%4040809,473164714652ap2000
2000783,622897,56887.3%4341849,328165213454ap2001
2001655,200819,00080.0%3937768,621214613853ap2002
2002608,438824,58773.8%3938777,901348714954ap2003
2003741,701957,23777.5%4040809,271347614855ap2004
2004763,246988,32677.2%4438829,3073410015656ap2005
2013695,000995,00069.8%57501076,495307312966ap2014
2016713,0001,020,00069.9%61561176,094557311968ap2017
2019729,5501,043,00069.9%72531255,836497313469ap2020
2021578,2951,025,00256.4%76511274,553487110570ap2022

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 36, Page 235, to Page 237
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 536, to Page 539
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 90, to Page 94

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