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Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas

Dioecesis Taxensis-Carabellensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 18 April 1983
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 18,574 (7,174 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Eurico Gaspar Dutra 38, 45985-106 Teixeira de Freitas, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (073)3291-1283
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Caravelas
21 July 1962ErectedDiocese of Ilhéus (Santa Cruz Cabrália, Porto Seguro, Prado, Alcobaça, Caravelas, Mucuri, Itanhém, and Medeiros Neto) Diocese of Caravelas (erected)
Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
18 April 1983Name ChangedDiocese of Caravelas Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
12 June 1996Territory LostDiocese of Itabuna
Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
Diocese of Eunápolis (erected) (Eunápolis, Belmonte, Porto Seguro, Guaratinga, Itagimirim, Itabela, Itapebi, and Santa Cruz Cabrália)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Caravelas
1965400,000404,00099.0%151526,666512ap1967
1970500,000600,00083.3%212123,809231312ap1971
1976570,000600,00095.0%1161733,529193313ap1977
1977432,000455,00094.9%2182021,600223814ap1981
Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
1990462,000543,00085.1%5182320,086193619ap1991
1999290,000340,00085.3%1392213,181102518ap2000
2000290,000340,00085.3%1682412,08392718ap2001
2001290,000340,00085.3%1792611,153103018ap2002
2002292,000364,72080.1%19102910,068113039ap2003
2003292,000364,72080.1%1892710,814103039ap2004
2004292,000364,72080.1%19102910,068123039ap2005
2010313,000397,00078.8%2811398,025134125ap2011
2014329,000417,00078.9%379467,152103125ap2015
2017337,890427,26079.1%305359,65483125ap2018
2020345,700437,26079.1%383418,43133133ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Caravelas
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 819, and Page 820
  • Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 579, and Page 580

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