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Diocese of Palmares

Dioecesis Palmopolitana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 January 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Pernambuco
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 3,797 (1,466 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 2
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesepalmares.org/
  • Mailing Address: C.P. 77, Rua da Conceicao 1198, 55540-000 Palmares, PE, Brazil
  • Telephone: (081)3661-1320
  • Fax: 3661-0748

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 January 1962ErectedDiocese of Garanhuns (Cities of Palmares, Barreiros, Agua Prêta, Joaquim Nabuco, Catende, Beiern de Maria, Maraial, Lagôa dos Gatos, and Cupira)
Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife (Cities of Rio Formoso, Sirinhaém, Gameleira, Ribeirâo, and Cortes)
Diocese of Palmares (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965299,000310,00096.5%9112014,95055515ap1967
1968322,134.0%128200105913ap1971
1976270,500340,75379.4%1171815,02776215ap1977
1980284,000355,00080.0%131321,84617815ap1981
1990310,000420,00073.8%1541916,3151128216ap1991
1999352,000476,00073.9%2152613,538166618ap2000
2000358,000484,00074.0%2252713,259466518ap2001
2001310,000421,14273.6%2252711,481467118ap2002
2002310,000421,14273.6%2042412,916456618ap2003
2003311,142421,14273.9%2152611,967467020ap2004
2004270,913423,58964.0%2052510,836466420ap2005
2013303,000460,00065.9%33339,181426522ap2014
2016310,000475,08865.3%33339,393827223ap2017
2019248,686466,92753.3%31318,022726424ap2020
2021253,501471,74253.7%32327,92175825ap2022

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 54, Page 841, to Page 843

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