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Diocese of Uberlândia

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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 July 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Uberaba
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 13,774 (5,320 Square Miles)
  • Description: Cities of Araguari, Araporã, Cascalho Rico, Estrela do Sul, Grupiara, Indianópolis, Monte Alegre de Minas, Tupaciguara, and Uberlândia
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: https://elodafe.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Praca Nossa Senhora Aparecida 134, Bairro Aparacida, 38400-726 Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (034)3235-0144

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 July 1961ErectedDiocese of Uberaba (Cities of Uberlândia, Araguarí, Canápolis, Capinópolis, Cascalho Rico, Centralina, Estrêla do Sul, Indianópolis, Ituiutaba, Monte Alegre de Minas, Santa Vitoria, and Tupaciguara) Diocese of Uberlândia (erected)
14 April 1962Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Uberlândia (from Belo Horizonte)
16 October 1982Territory LostArchdiocese of Uberaba (Cities of Campina Verde, Itapagipe, Iturama, and Sao Francisco de Sales)
Diocese of Uberlândia (Cities of Ituiutaba, Cachoeira Bourada, Canapolis, Centralina, Curinhata, Ipiaçu, and Santa Vitoria)
Diocese of Ituiutaba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1961231,024.0%63541011ap1967
1967350,000500,00070.0%1230428,333128018ap1971
1976318,807388,25482.1%1232447,2453310821ap1977
1980363,000469,00077.4%733409,0753311822ap1981
1990454,000566,00080.2%22214310,55812415022ap1991
1999520,000651,00079.9%3994810,83319108931ap2000
2000526,000659,00079.8%4295110,31319116932ap2001
2001598,000810,00073.8%40105011,96020157632ap2002
2002598,000810,00073.8%45135810,31020178733ap2003
2003598,000810,00073.8%4516619,80319249334ap2004
2004598,000810,00073.8%4616629,64519409534ap2005
2010644,000872,00073.9%5911709,20033207043ap2011
2014675,000914,00073.9%54106410,54640166944ap2015
2017692,930937,00074.0%59106910,04244155046ap2018
2020651,000881,22073.9%6211738,91754155248ap2021
2022663,000898,00973.8%629719,33854142650ap2023

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 54, Page 420, to Page 422
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 379, to Page 381

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