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Diocese of Tianguá

Dioecesis Tianguensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 March 1971
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fortaleza
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Ceara
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 9,680 (3,738 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 1
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedetiangua.org/
  • Mailing Address: Av. Prefeito Jacques Nunes 1739, Bairro Seminario, 62327-145 Tiangua, CE, Brazil
  • Telephone: (088)3671-1180
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 March 1971ErectedDiocese of Sobral (Camocim, Carnaubal, Chaval, Granja, Gnaraciaba do Norte, Ibiapina, Sao Benedito, Tianguá, Ubajara, and Viçosa do Ceará) Diocese of Tianguá (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1976292,500300,00097.5%921126,59026111ap1977
1980307,000316,00097.2%1411520,46615814ap1981
1990417,000439,00095.0%191921,94725916ap1991
1999345,000384,00089.8%222215,6815814ap2000
2000400,000420,00095.2%1942317,39146114ap2001
2001373,521403,80792.5%2232514,94036114ap2002
2002379,000411,39792.1%2232515,16036114ap2003
2003378,485411,39792.0%2132415,77036114ap2004
2004378,485411,39792.0%2052515,13957414ap2005
2010409,000445,00091.9%2373013,63373914ap2011
2014428,000466,80091.7%3464010,700462917ap2015
2017401,000463,00086.6%4011517,8629216718ap2018
2020401,345484,38082.9%396458,918966020ap2021
2022408,100487,13983.8%431449,275993721ap2023

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 63, Page 803, to Page 805

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