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Diocese of Cametá

Dioecesis Cametanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 6 February 2013
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 48,310 (18,659 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Norte 2
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesecameta.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Estr. Con. Siqueira 1653, 68400-000 Cameta, PA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (091)992-691-597

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Cametá
29 November 1952ErectedArchdiocese of Belém do Pará (Cametá, Igarapé-Miri, Araticú, Mocajuba, and Baiâo) Territorial Prelature of Cametá (erected)
17 March 1976Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cametá (Itupiranga) Territorial Prelature of Marabá
Diocese of Cametá
6 February 2013ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Cametá Diocese of Cametá

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Cametá
1966129,700130,00099.8%16168,10616226ap1967
1967159,500160,00099.7%131312,269276ap1971
1976135,000152,00088.8%14149,64216358ap1977
1980165,000187,00088.2%19198,68420299ap1981
1990327,000364,00089.8%1141521,80014507ap1991
1999383,000425,00090.1%961525,5336478ap2000
2000378,000420,00090.0%971623,6259398ap2001
2001321,200411,82478.0%981718,8949368ap2002
2002321,200411,82478.0%961521,41314369ap2003
2003287,700411,65769.9%1071716,92373910ap2004
2004287,700411,65769.9%1171815,98373810ap2005
2012348,000459,00075.8%1852315,130713910ap2013
Diocese of Cametá
2013351,000463,00075.8%1852315,260783911ap2014
2016380,000558,00068.1%2442813,571763820ap2017
2019406,000552,18573.5%2262814,5001883120ap2020
2021407,200552,18073.7%2473113,13518122820ap2022
2023412,000559,00073.7%2653113,2901882420ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Cametá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 259, to Page 261
  • Diocese of Cametá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 105, Page 248, and Page 249
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 105, Page 537, to Page 539

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