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Diocese of Bonfim

Dioecesis Bonfimensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6 April 1933
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 33,747 (13,034 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedebonfim.org
  • Mailing Address: Rua Conego Hugo 96, 48970-000 Senhor do Bonfim, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (074)3541-3562
  • Fax: 3541-1652

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 April 1933ErectedArchdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Bomfim, Abaré, Bom Consélho, Campo Formoso, Cumbe, Capim Grosso, Coneeiçâo do Coite, Geremoabo, Itiuba, Jacobina, Morro de Chapeo, Monte Santo, Queimadas, Biachâo de Jacobina, Biachâo de JJtinga, Sande, S. Antonio da Gloria, Bombai, Tucano, and Vana) Diocese of Bonfim (erected)
14 November 1959Territory LostDiocese of Amargosa (Parts of Andaraí)
Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Seabra)
Diocese of Bonfim (Ireoê, Miguel Calmon, Morro do Chapéu, and Utinga)
Diocese of Caetité (Lencóis, Palmeiras, and parts of Andaraí)
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Baixa Grande, Ipirá, Ibiquera, Itaberaba, Macajuba, Mairi, Mundo Novo, Piritiba, and Rui Barbosa)
Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa) (erected)
22 July 1962Territory LostDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Casa Nova, Juàzeiro, Pilao Arcado, Remanso, and Sento Sé)
Diocese of Bonfim (Curaca)
Diocese of Juazeiro (erected)
14 September 1971Territory LostDiocese of Bonfim (Abaré, Antas, Cicero Dantas, Chorrochó, Coronel loâo Sá, Euclides da Cunha, Gloria, Jeremoabo, Macururé, Paripiranga, Paulo Afonso, Pedro Alexandre, Quijingue, Ribeira do Pombal, Rodelas, Santa Brígida, Tucano, and Uauá) Diocese of Paulo Afonso (erected)
16 January 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Bonfim (from Sao Salvador da Bahia)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950295,000325,00090.8%1462014,750181823ap1951
1959440,000450,00097.8%2062616,923132124ap1960
1966590,000599,31698.4%1872523,600174219ap1967
1968680,000700,00097.1%1582329,565187016ap1971
1976400,300425,51894.1%1061625,01885510ap1977
1980495,001526,03794.1%1091926,052106611ap1981
1990576,000611,15894.2%1141538,4001148314ap1991
1999665,200705,50094.3%5152033,2602246016ap2000
2000650,000700,00092.9%8182625,0002209716ap2001
2001605,000620,00097.6%13152821,6072248320ap2002
2002607,000624,00097.3%5141931,947176123ap2003
2003607,000624,00097.3%8142227,5902176723ap2004
2004561,941625,14889.9%14173118,1271207223ap2005
2006557,674616,81990.4%9162522,3062258024ap2007
2012596,000659,00090.4%21173815,684217524ap2013
2015519,823648,00080.2%16183415,288214825ap2016
2018509,817714,28471.4%26133913,072144125ap2019
2020510,670725,45070.4%27134012,766144126ap2021
2022518,000736,00070.4%33114411,772125627ap2023

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 25, Page 429, to Page 431
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 253, and Page 254

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