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Diocese of Sobral

Dioecesis Sobralensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 November 1915
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fortaleza
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Ceara
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 17,635 (6,811 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 1
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Maestro Jose Pedro 70, 62010-260 Sobral; C.P. 106, 62010-970 Sobral, CE, Brazil
  • Telephone: (088)3611-0545

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 November 1915ErectedDiocese of Fortaleza (Ceará) Diocese of Sobral (erected)
28 September 1963Territory LostDiocese of Iguatu
Diocese of Sobral
Diocese of Crateús (erected)
13 March 1971Territory LostArchdiocese of Fortaleza (Apuiarés, General Sampaio, Irauçaba, Itapagé, Itapipoca, Paracuru, Pentecoste, Sao Luís do Cura, Trairi, and Uruburetama)
Diocese of Sobral (Itarema of Acaran)
Diocese of Itapipoca (erected)
13 March 1971Territory LostDiocese of Sobral (Camocim, Carnaubal, Chaval, Granja, Gnaraciaba do Norte, Ibiapina, Sao Benedito, Tianguá, Ubajara, and Viçosa do Ceará) Diocese of Tianguá (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19501,000,0001,140,00087.7%5365916,94964031ap1951
1965800,000800,000100.0%62107211,1112621532ap1967
1970750,000800,00093.8%5175812,9311132ap1971
1976533,900536,96699.4%3423614,830412521ap1977
1980496,000606,00081.8%3223414,588216221ap1981
1990670,000685,00097.8%3924116,34138923ap1991
1998712,344818,29387.1%4034316,56649126ap2001
1999712,344818,29387.1%4034316,56649126ap2000
2001723,856843,00485.9%4164715,4011610028ap2002
2002719,467826,47587.1%3844217,130129226ap2003
2003719,481863,71383.3%4465014,3891010426ap2004
2004731,554863,71384.7%4865413,5471511026ap2005
2010777,000917,00084.7%5746112,7371510237ap2011
2014815,000962,00084.7%6747111,478910538ap2015
2017835,860986,44584.7%7157610,998512140ap2018
2020855,4001,009,50084.7%7347711,109412244ap2021
2022868,0001,025,00084.7%7047411,729412245ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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