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Diocese of Guarulhos

Dioecesis Guaruliensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 January 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sćo Paulo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 341 (131 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedeguarulhos.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Avenida Gilberto Dini 519, Bom Clima, 07122-210 Guarulhos, SP, Brasil
  • Telephone: (011)2408-0403; 2468-8902
  • Fax: 2440.0177

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 January 1981ErectedDiocese of Mogi das Cruzes (Guarulhos) Diocese of Guarulhos (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990650,000736,00088.3%3543916,666119628ap1991
1999800,0001,100,00072.7%4124318,6041227229ap2000
2000800,0001,100,00072.7%4324517,7771257332ap2001
2001769,8911,071,26671.9%4324517,1081198132ap2002
2002780,0001,200,00065.0%3924119,0241147632ap2003
2003790,0001,250,00063.2%4224417,9541187433ap2004
2004790,0001,220,00064.8%4534816,4581197334ap2005
2006809,0001,249,00064.8%4334617,5861135734ap2007
2013886,0001,368,00064.8%5355815,2752011437ap2014
2016858,0001,324,78164.8%5826014,300178040ap2017
2019873,9001,377,64063.4%7137411,8093128742ap2020
2021887,7601,399,47063.4%7337611,681358345ap2022

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 73, Page 447, to Page 449

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