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Diocese of São Mateus

Dioecesis Sancti Matthaei



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Bishop(s)

  • Paulo Bosi Dal’Bó, Bishop
  • Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 February 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vitória
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Espirito Santo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 15,495 (5,984 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 3
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesedesaomateus.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Joao XXIII 410, 29930-420 Sao Mateus, ES, Brazil
  • Telephone: (027)3763-1177
  • Fax: 3763-3104

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 February 1958ErectedDiocese of Espírito Santo Diocese of São Mateus (erected)
28 November 1997Territory AddedDiocese of Colatina (Viia Valerio in Sooretama) Diocese of São Mateus

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
196650,000300,00016.7%631371,35162912ap1967
1968270,000300,00090.0%827357,714343514ap1971
1976280,000346,91180.7%5202511,200223214ap1977
1980332,000356,00093.3%4182215,090193513ap1981
1990425,000452,00094.0%12152715,740164316ap1991
1999308,000408,00075.5%16143010,266144516ap2000
2000308,000414,81474.3%1615319,935154618ap2001
2001308,000416,94273.9%15153010,266154419ap2002
2002296,843389,58976.2%1616329,276164219ap2003
2003300,555424,31270.8%1617339,107173519ap2004
2004304,426428,33971.1%1617339,225173819ap2005
2010328,000459,00071.5%2415398,410153920ap2011
2014350,120500,17270.0%329418,53992321ap2015
2017360,225514,60670.0%369458,00592321ap2018
2020360,700515,26770.0%356418,797242326ap2021
2022314,803524,67360.0%394437,321212326ap2023

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 50, Page 665, to Page 668
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 294, and Page 295

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