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Diocese of Presidente Prudente

Dioecesis Prudentipolitana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 January 1960
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Botucatu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 15,513 (5,991 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesepresidenteprudente.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Padre Joao Goetz 400, 19061-460 Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (018)3918-5000
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 January 1960ErectedDiocese of Assis (Presidente Prudente, Alfredo Marcondes, Alvares Machado, Anhumas, Caiabú, Caiuá, Indiana, Marabá Paulista, Mirante do Paranapanema, Piquerobi, Pirapozinho, Presidente Bernardes, Presidente Epitácio, Presidente Venceslau, Regente Feijó, Sandovalina, ...) Diocese of Presidente Prudente (erected)
11 April 1983Territory AddedDiocese of Assis (Sancta Bibiana in Martinopolis) Diocese of Presidente Prudente

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1961330,000350,00094.3%2111325,38454117ap1967
1968250,000300,00083.3%307376,75686026ap1971
1976318,732367,98786.6%16153110,281154728ap1977
1980391,000446,00087.7%21113212,218135330ap1981
1990356,000397,00089.7%2072713,18595633ap1991
1999410,000463,00088.6%3111429,761154134ap2000
2000416,000470,00088.5%3311449,454154135ap2001
2001470,000511,44591.9%34114510,444203836ap2002
2002469,000510,00092.0%35114610,195203836ap2003
2003470,000511,44591.9%419509,4001038ap2004
2004470,000511,44591.9%3910499,591126139ap2005
2013529,000568,00093.1%5212648,265174151ap2014
2016542,400582,70093.1%5512678,095223653ap2017
2019555,415587,73094.5%5812707,934193454ap2020
2021510,700540,41494.5%6212746,901173455ap2022

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 75, Page 578, and Page 579

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