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Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora

Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gil Antônio Moreira, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 14 April 1962
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 12,000 (4,635 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesejuizdefora.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Avenida Barao do Rio Branco 4516, 36026-500 Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (032)3229-5450; 3229-5473
  • Fax: 3229-5451

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Juiz de Fora
1 February 1924ErectedArchdiocese of Mariana Diocese of Juiz de Fora (erected)
21 May 1960Territory LostDiocese of Campanha (Carrancas, Itumirim, Itutinga, Lavras, Luminarias, Minduri, and São Vincente de Minas)
Diocese of Juiz de Fora (Andrelândia, Madre de Deus, and Piedade do Rio Grande)
Archdiocese of Mariana (São João del Rei, Barroso, Dores de Campos, Lagoa Dourada, Nazareno, Prados, Rezende Costa, Tiradentes, and Bom Sucesso)
Diocese of São João del Rei (erected)
Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
28 March 1942Territory LostArchdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Argirita and Providenda)
Archdiocese of Mariana (Astolpho Outra, Boa Familia, Cachoeira, Cataguazes, Oonceiçao da Boa Vista, Santa Rita da Gloria, Dores de Victoria, Gloria de Muriahé, Guarany, Guirycema, Laranial, Leopoldina, Muriahé Barra, Muriahé, Palma, Patrocinio de Muriahé, Piacatuba, Pirauba, ...)
Diocese of Leopoldina (erected)
14 April 1962ElevatedDiocese of Juiz de Fora Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
29 March 1979Territory LostArchdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Além Paraiba, Estrela Dalva, Pirapetinga, Santo Antonio do Aventureiro, and Volta Grande) Diocese of Leopoldina

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Juiz de Fora
1948550,000558,00098.6%4743906,1114316055ap1951
Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
1962409,000409,75299.8%55751303,1467537760ap1967
1970637,500650,00098.1%80591394,5869046067ap1971
1976570,000600,00095.0%66601264,5238032570ap1977
1980443,488554,36180.0%56581143,89019120165ap1981
1990468,000585,00080.0%58501084,333211513369ap1991
1999515,000644,00080.0%77491264,087111318381ap2000
2000520,300650,41480.0%73451184,40918820185ap2001
2001524,000655,00080.0%75451204,36619420685ap2003
2003533,000667,00079.9%73451184,51619212085ap2004
2004533,000667,00079.9%75451204,44119413280ap2005
2006540,000676,00079.9%81451264,285159413287ap2007
2013600,000752,00079.8%96451414,255269314285ap2014
2016615,000797,02877.2%101421434,300266811591ap2017
2019622,600808,00077.1%110341444,32326598595ap2020
2021632,460820,80077.1%119341534,13349768591ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Juiz de Fora
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 421, to Page 423
  • Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 379, to Page 381

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