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Diocese of São José dos Campos

Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Brasilia



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 January 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aparecida
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 3,271 (1,263 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Web Site: http://www.diocese-sjc.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Praca Mons. Ascanio Brandao 1, 12245-440 Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (012)3928-3911
  • Fax: 3928-3924

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 January 1981ErectedDiocese of Mogi das Cruzes (Igaratá)
Diocese of Taubaté (Sao José dos Campos, Jacareí, Paraibuna, Santa Branca, and Monteiro Lobato)
Diocese of São José dos Campos (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1981169250721web
1990511,000532,00096.1%28134112,463321320424ap1991
1999556,000612,00090.8%5512678,298341220433ap2000
2000563,000620,00090.8%5713708,042601316533ap2001
2001600,000772,17077.7%5811698,695601117634ap2002
2002611,800787,60077.7%5812708,740621218434ap2003
2003624,800803,50077.8%5415699,055601519635ap2004
2004699,780900,00077.8%5614709,996611420835ap2005
2010680,670872,65478.0%6415798,616641723239ap2011
2014702,000909,00077.2%6615818,6661141719543ap2015
2017720,170970,87974.2%7124957,5801132716444ap2018
2020665,3721,002,80366.4%7524996,7201062512745ap2021

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 73, Page 251, to Page 253

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