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Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista



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Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 16 January 2002
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 25,089 (9,690 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Official Web Site: http://arquidioceseconquista.org/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Praca Tancredo Neves 181, 45000-525 Vitoria da Conquista, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (077)2101-5750
  • Fax: 2101-5754

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Vitória da Conquista
27 July 1957ErectedDiocese of Amargosa (Vitoria da Conquista, Boa Nova, Encruzilhada, Ibicui, Iguaí, Itambé, Itapetinga, Macarani, and Poçoes) Diocese of Vitória da Conquista (erected)
7 November 1978Territory LostDiocese of Amargosa (Jequié, Brejöes, Nova Itarana, Santa Ines, Irajuba, Cravolândia, Jaguaquara, Itiruçu, Itaquara, Maracas, Marcionílio Souza, Planaltino , Lafaiete, Continuo, Jitaúna, Itagí, and Aiquara)
Diocese of Vitória da Conquista (Manoel Vitorino, Boa Nova, Itagira, and Dario Meira)
Diocese of Jequié (erected)
Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
16 January 2002ElevatedDiocese of Vitória da Conquista Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Vitória da Conquista
1966705,000750,00094.0%971644,06285614ap1967
1970460,000520,00088.5%1582320,000115915ap1971
1976531,000590,00090.0%1582323,086106818ap1977
1980412,000458,22089.9%16102615,8462125821ap1981
1990474,000594,00079.8%1882618,2302131724ap1991
1999600,000750,00080.0%1792623,0762175524ap2000
2000600,000750,00080.0%1792623,0762175524ap2001
Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
2001580,000724,61980.0%32134512,888155325ap2002
2002580,000724,61980.0%42135510,5454173830ap2003
2003592,000725,19281.6%29134214,0955383328ap2004
2004542,249724,61974.8%31124312,6104194528ap2005
2010584,000778,00075.1%3894712,4254194429ap2011
2014613,000816,00075.1%40115112,01911153831ap2015
2017608,207809,57075.1%35134812,67012143931ap2018
2020580,140772,56775.1%38125011,60218143431ap2021
2022508,704798,84463.7%4016569,08415173734ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Vitória da Conquista
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 193, to Page 195
  • Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 252, and Page 253

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