Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Brazil

Statistics by Diocese

by Catholic Population


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#CatholicsPopulationPercent CatholicDioceseYearSource
15,935,8077,075,54783.89%São Paulo (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
23,556,0955,857,89560.71%São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
33,371,9753,570,70394.43%Olinda e Recife (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
43,162,5394,216,71975.00%Belo Horizonte (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
52,600,0002,850,00091.23%Campo Limpo2004ap2005
62,495,4393,544,65870.40%São Salvador da Bahia (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
72,475,3983,306,65774.86%Porto Alegre (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
82,406,0003,400,65770.75%Fortaleza (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
92,198,2842,648,53483.00%São Miguel Paulista2004ap2005
102,102,1002,354,72289.27%Santo André2004ap2005
112,000,0002,771,73172.16%Curitiba (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
121,900,0002,800,00067.86%Santo Amaro2004ap2005
131,868,7222,983,15062.64%Vitória (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
141,786,4202,160,17582.70%Osasco2004ap2005
151,704,0002,068,83682.37%Belém do Pará (Archdiocese)2005bul:29Dec2004
161,634,6962,169,68875.34%Campo Grande (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
171,627,5421,923,66784.61%Natal (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
181,417,1812,064,55368.64%Brasília (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
191,310,5511,530,87485.61%Santos2004ap2005
201,277,5162,094,28861.00%Niterói (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
211,235,2811,698,36072.73%Campinas (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
221,217,3001,850,00065.80%Goiânia (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
231,200,0001,405,83585.36%Manaus (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
241,045,4821,194,88287.50%Feira de Santana (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
251,030,4161,240,02283.10%Paraíba (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
261,023,0001,755,77058.27%Nova Iguaçu2004ap2005
27976,0001,235,62678.99%Duque de Caxias2004ap2005
28966,4381,243,80777.70%Florianópolis (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
29958,1971,052,56491.03%Teresina (Archdiocese)2003ap2004
30944,1001,452,47665.00%Maceió (Archdiocese)2003ap2004
31930,0001,080,39586.08%Aracajú (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
32924,2661,099,13684.09%Mariana (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
33887,0001,195,00074.23%São Luís do Maranhão (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
34854,000986,00086.61%Campos2004ap2005
35846,119995,43485.00%Jundiaí2004ap2005
36793,000825,00096.12%Mossoró2004ap2005
37790,0001,220,00064.75%Guarulhos2004ap2005
38774,100832,36593.00%Penedo2004ap2005
39768,261904,26184.96%Nazaré2004ap2005
40763,246988,32677.23%Piracicaba2004ap2005
41750,0001,000,00075.00%Bragança Paulista2004ap2005
42750,000920,00081.52%Crato2004ap2005
43742,100927,62580.00%Ribeirão Preto (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
44731,554863,71384.70%Sobral2004ap2005
45723,371951,08676.06%São Carlos2004ap2005
46721,338961,78375.00%Novo Hamburgo2004ap2005
47720,000830,11886.73%Campina Grande2003ap2004
48700,000809,63186.46%Cuiabá (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
49699,780900,00077.75%São José dos Campos2004ap2005
50690,000720,00095.83%Caxias do Maranhão2004ap2005
51668,232742,48190.00%Caxias do Sul2004ap2005
52660,580730,91890.38%Pouso Alegre (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
53658,800900,00073.20%Londrina (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
54654,789935,41470.00%Sorocaba (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
55647,433662,48397.73%Campanha2004ap2005
56637,844850,45875.00%São José do Rio Preto2004ap2005
57632,706949,05966.67%Limeira2004ap2005
58618,351678,22191.17%Caetité2004ap2005
59610,281724,79484.20%Caruaru2004ap2005
60608,430936,04665.00%Joinville2004ap2005
61600,000760,00078.95%Franca2004ap2005
62600,000650,00092.31%Itabuna2004ap2005
63598,000664,95889.93%Porto Velho (Archdiocese)2000ap2004
64598,000810,00073.83%Uberlândia2004ap2005
65596,5651,233,89048.35%Mogi das Cruzes2004ap2005
66595,000760,00078.29%Petrópolis2004ap2005
67586,474681,74086.03%Divinópolis2004ap2005
68585,000650,00090.00%Petrolina2004ap2005
69572,711818,15970.00%Guaxupé2004ap2005
70561,941625,14889.89%Bonfim2004ap2005
71560,000700,00080.00%Dourados2004ap2005
72556,525742,03475.00%Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda2004ap2005
73550,627597,24992.19%Bragança do Pará2005ap2005
74549,509732,67975.00%Montes Claros (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
75546,838643,33985.00%Ponta Grossa2004ap2005
76546,000635,00085.98%Itapetininga2004ap2005
77543,367573,33194.77%Garanhuns2003ap2004
78542,249724,61974.83%Vitória da Conquista (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
79539,630637,28084.68%Caratinga2004ap2005
80537,000552,04297.28%Amargosa2004ap2005
81534,485614,48586.98%Eunápolis2004ap2005
82533,000667,00079.91%Juiz de Fora (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
83524,000680,00077.06%Alagoinhas2004ap2005
84522,000652,85079.96%Marília2004ap2005
85507,278533,90995.01%Cajazeiras2004ap2005
86503,000620,00081.13%Nova Friburgo2004ap2005
87500,000698,42371.59%Chapecó2004ap2005
88500,000580,00086.21%Jequié2004ap2005
89500,000700,00071.43%Luziânia2004ap2005
90496,798728,91768.16%Itabira-Fabriciano2004ap2005
91495,000550,00090.00%Parnaíba2004ap2005
92494,000595,21982.99%Taubaté2004ap2005
93493,179690,43671.43%Ilhéus2004ap2005
94490,787557,70788.00%Palmas-Francisco Beltrão2004ap2005
95488,698601,21581.29%Paulo Afonso2004ap2005
96486,864586,58483.00%Diamantina (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
97486,086512,31394.88%Iguatú2004ap2005
98480,000709,93867.61%Ji-Paraná2004ap2005
99473,000530,00089.25%Sinop2004ap2005
100470,000559,67383.98%Palmeira dos Índios2004ap2005
101470,000511,44591.90%Presidente Prudente2004ap2005
102468,000520,00090.00%São João del Rei2004ap2005
103468,000Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite) (Eparchy)2004ap2005
104467,742505,78792.48%Serrinha2005bul21Sep05
105465,545581,93280.00%São João da Boa Vista2004ap2005
106460,000550,00083.64%Viana2004ap2005
107451,000490,26191.99%Bacabal2004ap2005
108450,578563,22380.00%Guarapuava2004ap2005
109447,502537,00283.33%Santa Cruz do Sul2004ap2005
110444,081693,18564.06%Uberaba (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
111435,699484,11190.00%Limoeiro do Norte2004ap2005
112430,000530,00081.13%Jataí2004ap2005
113428,157611,65470.00%Maringá (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
114422,739469,71090.00%Bauru2004ap2005
115421,152431,12797.69%Estância2004ap2005
116418,000Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite) (Eparchy)2004ap2005
117415,131461,47589.96%Araçatuba2004ap2005
118410,000448,00091.52%Brejo2004ap2005
119405,000688,30658.84%Castanhal2004ap2005
120402,933446,60690.22%Itapipoca2004ap2005
121402,231484,91682.95%Criciúma2004ap2005
122398,800465,80085.62%Apucarana2004ap2005
123396,865529,15475.00%Leopoldina2004ap2005
124393,735529,16274.41%Patos de Minas2004ap2005
125390,264540,24272.24%Blumenau2004ap2005
126389,000508,00076.57%Santo Ângelo2004ap2005
127387,151483,93880.00%Colatina2004ap2005
128383,589479,48780.00%Coroatá2004ap2005
129382,247488,25878.29%Santa Maria2004ap2005
130378,485411,39792.00%Tianguá2004ap2005
131376,000470,00080.00%Imperatriz2004ap2005
132371,504426,57787.09%Jacarezinho2004ap2005
133370,200410,20090.25%Pesqueira2004ap2005
134370,000533,00069.42%Marabá2004ap2005
135369,000435,30884.77%Botucatu (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
136367,165611,94360.00%Cachoeiro do Itapemirim2004ap2005
137366,397488,53075.00%Passo Fundo2004ap2005
138364,765423,70886.09%Juazeiro2004ap2005
139363,000405,00089.63%Foz do Iguaçu2004ap2005
140362,135492,03173.60%Teófilo Otoni2004ap2005
141358,000421,84084.87%Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa)2004ap2005
142356,658448,06279.60%Rio Branco2004ap2005
143352,800441,00080.00%Luz2004ap2005
144350,000500,00070.00%Governador Valadares2004ap2005
145348,192435,24080.00%Pinheiro2004ap2005
146343,930404,62385.00%Guarabira2004ap2005
147340,580372,49591.43%Crateús2004ap2005
148337,600365,00092.49%Patos2004ap2005
149325,648465,21270.00%Anápolis2004ap2005
150323,062434,88774.29%Uruguaiana2004ap2005
151320,000435,85473.42%Jaboticabal2004ap2005
152320,000397,50080.50%Xingu (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
153318,059342,20792.94%Afogados da Ingazeira2004ap2005
154318,000400,00079.50%São Luíz de Cáceres2004ap2005
155317,000396,25980.00%Cruz Alta2004ap2005
156316,570402,77078.60%Sete Lagoas2004ap2005
157315,000543,73257.93%Pelotas2004ap2005
158315,000404,60077.85%Tocantinópolis2004ap2005
159314,500370,00085.00%Grajaú2004ap2005
160312,073390,09280.00%Bagé2004ap2005
161305,496344,41588.70%Toledo2004ap2005
162305,211362,40084.22%Janaúba2004ap2005
163304,426428,33971.07%São Mateus2004ap2005
164303,729427,06671.12%Abaetetuba2004ap2005
165302,862347,14087.24%Picos2004ap2005
166300,045307,79297.48%Propriá2004ap2005
167298,000350,00085.14%Uruaçu (Uruassu)2004ap2005
168297,365321,22092.57%Campo Maior2004ap2005
169296,014364,53681.20%Umuarama2004ap2005
170295,000470,00062.77%Irecê2004ap2005
171294,530351,09583.89%Amparo2004ap2005
172292,012356,24481.97%Campo Mourão2004ap2005
173292,000364,72080.06%Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas2004ap2005
174291,000359,70280.90%Jales2004ap2005
175290,000338,30185.72%Lages2004ap2005
176288,394320,34790.03%Ituiutaba2004ap2005
177287,700411,65769.89%Cametá (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
178286,494389,74973.51%Frederico Westphalen2004ap2005
179285,857381,14375.00%Cascavel (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
180285,000300,00095.00%Oliveira2004ap2005
181281,261324,59186.65%Tubarão2004ap2005
182280,000350,00080.00%Bom Jesus da Lapa2004ap2005
183279,906350,91979.76%Caçador2004ap2005
184279,396285,27497.94%Oeiras-Floriano2004ap2005
185279,000339,00082.30%Macapá2004ap2005
186276,000319,86186.29%Porto Nacional2004ap2005
187270,913423,58963.96%Palmares2004ap2005
188270,000316,54185.30%Barreiras2004ap2005
189263,830386,04168.34%Paranaguá2004ap2005
190260,000287,15090.55%Januária2004ap2005
191260,000284,93291.25%Zé-Doca2004ap2005
192254,419282,72489.99%Quixadá2004ap2005
193252,221383,84165.71%Araçuaí (Arassuaí)2004ap2005
194250,000263,33694.94%Caicó2004ap2005
195248,690253,06098.27%Floresta2002ap2004
196247,550330,35874.93%Valença2004ap2005
197245,000289,19484.72%Assis2004ap2005
198245,000269,93190.76%Guanhães2004ap2005
199243,000283,00085.87%União da Vitória2004ap2005
200242,050295,52281.91%Joaçaba2004ap2005
201240,687303,99879.17%Barretos2003ap2004
202240,000358,00067.04%Itaguaí2004ap2005
203240,000391,10961.36%Itapeva2004ap2005
204240,000330,00072.73%Jardim2004ap2005
205237,000275,00086.18%Rondonópolis2004ap2005
206234,000300,00078.00%Paracatu2004ap2005
207233,878269,07186.92%Livramento de Nossa Senhora2004ap2005
208230,000250,00092.00%Barra (do Rio Grande)2004ap2005
209230,000260,00088.46%Marajó (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
210227,000290,79278.06%Formosa2003ap2004
211226,547269,18684.16%Osório2004ap2005
212225,408277,54181.22%Rio do Sul2004ap2005
213221,038283,38378.00%Itumbiara2004ap2005
214216,252270,31580.00%Ipameri2004ap2005
215207,283294,00870.50%São Luís de Montes Belos2004ap2005
216206,600222,19192.98%Goiás2004ap2005
217206,089266,45577.34%Catanduva2004ap2005
218203,468415,24249.00%Santarém2004ap2005
219201,510237,07185.00%Paranavaí2004ap2005
220200,000324,39761.65%Roraima2004ap2005
221200,000270,00074.07%Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia2004ap2005
222198,936263,59075.47%Lorena2004ap2005
223194,200201,70096.28%Itaituba (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
224183,350280,45765.38%Lins2004ap2005
225181,300199,50090.88%Vacaria2004ap2005
226177,188248,58771.28%Diamantino2004ap2005
227172,778265,81165.00%Rio Grande2004ap2005
228171,000235,57872.59%Balsas2004ap2005
229170,625227,50075.00%Cruzeiro do Sul2004ap2005
230170,000195,60086.91%Parintins2004ap2005
231168,381213,00579.05%Erexim2004ap2005
232167,379201,06383.25%Óbidos (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
233166,076195,30685.03%Coari (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
234161,640215,52175.00%Tefé (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
235161,500São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian) (Eparchy)2004ap2005
236161,039214,71875.00%Três Lagoas2004ap2005
237156,988198,05579.26%Cornélio Procópio2005ap2005
238156,219176,57688.47%São Raimundo Nonato2004ap2005
239155,400248,36262.57%Caraguatatuba2004ap2005
240155,000190,00081.58%Borba (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
241153,600192,00080.00%Cristalândia (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
242147,305294,61050.00%Ourinhos2004ap2005
243143,832161,53289.04%Bom Jesus do Gurguéia2004ap2005
244143,327204,75370.00%Cachoeira do Sul2004ap2005
245140,385183,38576.55%Palmas (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
246140,000178,77878.31%Almenara2004ap2005
247137,091290,00047.27%Registro2004ap2005
248136,701184,73274.00%Miracema do Tocantins2004ap2005
249135,666203,50066.67%Guajará-Mirim2004ap2005
250129,000150,00086.00%São Félix (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
251126,726155,25481.62%Itacoatiara (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
252124,380138,20090.00%Juína2004ap2005
253121,000150,00080.67%Carolina2004ap2005
254108,800120,00090.67%Ponta de Pedras2004ap2005
255100,000150,00066.67%Guiratinga2004ap2005
25698,222122,77880.00%Barra do Garças2004ap2005
25798,000169,00057.99%Alto Solimões2004ap2005
25895,000130,00073.08%Coxim2004ap2005
25985,000102,68082.78%Corumbá2004ap2005
26084,835105,55080.37%Rubiataba-Mozarlândia2004ap2005
26183,013180,00046.12%Aparecida (Archdiocese)2004ap2005
26265,00095,00068.42%Humaitá2004ap2005
26361,50078,83278.01%Lábrea (Territorial Prelature)2004ap2005
26456,00062,00090.32%São Gabriel da Cachoeira2004ap2005
26553,20062,18085.56%Paranatinga (Territorial Prelature)2002ap2003
26628,325São João Maria Vianney (Apostolic Administration)2004ap2005
26710,000Brazil, Faithful of the Oriental Rites (Ordinariate)1997ap2002

Note: The table above is generated with the most recent data available for each diocese. Dioceses with incomplete data may not appear in the table.

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Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2005; code: v2.3.4, 17 Nov 05; data: 20 Nov 05