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Diocese of Januária

Dioecesis Ianuariensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 15 June 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montes Claros
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 38,187 (14,749 Square Miles)
  • Description: Extreme north of the State of Minas Gerais
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedejanuaria.com.br
  • Mailing Address: Rua Gualberto de Almeida 216, 39480-000 Januaria, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (038)3621-1342
  • Fax: 3621-5182

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 June 1957ErectedDiocese of Montes Claros (Januária, Manga, São Francisco, Espinosa, Monte Azul, Mato Verde with Arinos in São Româo)
Territorial Prelature of Paracatu (Sâo Româo, Capâo Redondo, and Formoso)
Diocese of Januária (erected)
20 January 1964Territory LostDiocese of Januária (Arinos and Formoso) Diocese of Paracatu
5 July 2000Territory LostDiocese of Januária (Espinosa, Mamonas, Monte Azul, Gameleira, Catuti, Mato Verde, Jaiba, and Matos Cardoso)
Diocese of Montes Claros (Janauba, Porteirinha, Pai Pedro, Serranópolis, Nova Porteirinha, Riacho dos Machados, Varzelândia, Ibiracatu, Verdelândia, Rio Pardo de Minas, Montezuma, Indaiabira, Santo Antonio do Retiro, Vargem Grande, São João do Paraíso, and Ninheira)
Diocese of Janaúba (erected)
25 April 2001Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Januária (from Diamantina)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966229,511237,51196.6%4182210,43216911ap1967
1970299,267301,05099.4%191915,75019910ap1971
1976265,067292,91990.5%181814,72518811ap1977
1980303,000335,00090.4%181816,833191211ap1981
1990378,000408,00092.6%3182118,000181213ap1991
1999446,000471,00094.7%10152517,8403152216ap2000
2000240,000289,61082.9%3121516,000228229ap2001
2001213,000256,50083.0%4131712,5293241912ap2002
2002241,500256,50094.2%4121615,0932122112ap2003
2003260,000287,15090.5%6101616,2502102312ap2004
2004260,000287,15090.5%7121913,6842212714ap2005
2006266,000294,00090.5%8111914,0002152417ap2007
2013290,000324,00089.5%1492312,608291616ap2014
2016297,000331,00089.7%229319,58049821ap2017
2019304,300339,60089.6%308388,00758622ap2020
2021308,450344,67589.5%318397,90858622ap2022

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 50, Page 60, to Page 62
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 465, and Page 466
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 427, and Page 428

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