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Diocese of Taubaté

Dioecesis Taubatensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Wilson Luís Angotti Filho, Bishop
  • Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 June 1908
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aparecida
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 4,534 (1,751 Square Miles)
  • Description: Taubaté, Pindamonhangaba, Caçapava, São Bento do Sapucaí, Santo Antônio do Pinhal, Campos do Jordão, São Luiz do Paraitinga, Natividade da Serra, Jambeiro, Redenção da Serra, and Tremembé
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedetaubate.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Avenida Professor Moreira 327, Jardim das Nacoes, 12030-070 Taubate, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (012)3632-2855

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
7 June 1908ErectedDiocese of São Paulo (Vale do Paraíba Paulista, the São Paulo side of Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar, and the North Coast) Diocese of Taubaté (erected)
4 July 1924Territory LostDiocese of Botucatu
Archdiocese of São Paulo
Diocese of Taubaté
Diocese of Sorocaba (erected)
31 July 1937Territory LostDiocese of Taubaté (Lorena, Areias, Bananal, Cachoeira, Campos Novos de Cunha, Cruzeiro, Cunha, Embaú, Pinheiros, Piquete, Queluz, São José do Barreiro, and Silveiras) Diocese of Lorena (erected)
3 May 1952Territory AddedArchdiocese of São Paulo
Diocese of Taubaté
14 February 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Santos (Ubatuba and Caraguatatuba) Diocese of Taubaté
19 April 1958Territory LostArchdiocese of São Paulo (Parts of Aparecida)
Diocese of Taubaté (Guaratingueta and Lagoinha, and Parts of Aparecida)
Archdiocese of Aparecida (erected)
19 April 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Taubaté (from São Paulo)
9 June 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of São Paulo (Mogi das Cruzes, Arujá, Ferraz de Vasconcellos, Guararema, Guarulhos, Itaquaquecetuba, Poá, and Suzano)
Diocese of Taubaté (Igaratá, Salesopólis, and Santa Isabel)
Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (erected)
30 January 1981Territory LostDiocese 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)
24 March 1982Territory LostDiocese of Taubaté (Caraguatatuba and Ubatuba) Diocese of Santos

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950380,000400,00095.0%69571263,01511338430ap1951
1966370,000415,00089.2%61451063,49010559231ap1967
1970420,685460,00091.5%50508,41338ap1971
1976480,356510,43294.1%4743905,3371110055643ap1977
1980631,000701,00090.0%4246887,1701110951245ap1981
1990410,000445,17192.1%3437715,77488929226ap1991
1999467,947525,57789.0%4441855,5052512530230ap2000
2000476,773535,58989.0%4845935,1262413629331ap2001
2001498,742566,75388.0%4749965,1952413525031ap2002
2002487,173573,17385.0%4543885,5362715012133ap2003
2003493,000580,00085.0%4344875,6664112922233ap2004
2004494,000595,21983.0%4747945,2554413021833ap2005
2010567,000666,00085.1%59441035,5045317326437ap2011
2014597,000698,00085.5%71551264,7385419226143ap2015
2017462,182705,46665.5%76601363,3985418119349ap2018
2020483,000738,00065.4%76501263,8335216620549ap2021

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 44, Page 630, and Page 631
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 536, to Page 539

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