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Diocese of Caraguatatuba

Dioecesis Caraguatatubensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 March 1999
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aparecida
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 1,949 (752 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesecaraguatatuba.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: C.P. 215, 11660-970 Caraguatatuba; Rua Santos Dumont 100, 11660-290 Caraguatatuba, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (012)3883-6668

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 March 1999ErectedDiocese of Santos (Caraguatatuba, Iíhabela, São Sebastiâo, and Ubatuba) Diocese of Caraguatatuba (erected)
26 January 2001Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Caraguatatuba (from São Paulo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999175,000210,00083.3%681412,500211427ap2000
2000143,589191,45275.0%951410,25646487ap2001
2001168,000223,91475.0%881610,500413508ap2002
2002167,000223,91474.6%136198,78948518ap2003
2003167,000223,91474.6%167237,26010195210ap2004
2004155,400248,36262.6%1510256,21610125212ap2005
2006166,000268,00061.9%179266,38410105116ap2007
2011178,000289,00061.6%1510257,1209114616ap2012
2013181,000294,40061.5%326384,763673317ap2014
2016185,000312,50059.2%276335,606571217ap2017
2019196,000331,30159.2%245296,758661919ap2020
2021203,515344,00059.2%253287,26824320ap2022

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 91, Page 489, and Page 490
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 559

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