Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Amazonas | |||
27 April 1892 | Erected | Diocese of Belém do Pará | Diocese of Amazonas (erected) |
15 August 1907 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro | Territorial Abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro (erected) |
23 May 1910 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões) (erected) |
23 May 1910 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas | Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé (erected) |
19 October 1910 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões)
Diocese of Amazonas Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé | Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro (erected) |
15 December 1915 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas (Caratinga, Manhuaçu, Carangola, José Pedro (Ipanema), Mutum, and Aimorés) | Diocese of Caratinga (erected) |
4 October 1919 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas (Alto Acre and Alto Purus) | Territorial Prelature of Acre e Purus (erected) |
3 March 1922 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas (S. Rita de Moura) | Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro |
1 May 1925 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas (Eumaytà and Porto Velho)
Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres (San Antonio de Madeira) | Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho (erected) |
1 May 1925 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas (Labrea, Canutama, and Florian Peixoto) | Territorial Prelature of Lábrea (erected) |
22 May 1931 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amazonas (Juruà and Tarauacà) | Territorial Prelature of Juruá (erected) |
Archdiocese of Manaus | |||
16 February 1952 | Elevated | Diocese of Amazonas | Archdiocese of Manaus (and name change) |
12 July 1955 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Manaus (Parintins, Maués, and Barreirinha) | Territorial Prelature of Parintins (erected) |
26 June 1961 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Manaus (City of Manicoré)
Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho (City of Humaitá) | Territorial Prelature of Humaitá (erected) |
13 July 1963 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Manaus (Autazes, Axini, Borba, Canûma, Miriti, Nova Olinda do Norte, Novo Aripuana, and Prainha)
Territorial Prelature of Parintins (Parintine, Mundurucús, and Paraconi) | Territorial Prelature of Borba (erected) |
13 July 1963 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Manaus (Aiapuá, Anania, Anori, Beruri, Cámara, Coarí, Codajás, Manacapuru, and Piorini) | Territorial Prelature of Coari (erected) |
13 July 1963 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Manaus (Eva, Itacoatiara, Itapeassu, Itapiranga, São Sebastiào, Silves, Urucará, and Urucurituba) | Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara (erected) |
26 January 2009 | Territory Added | Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara (Rio Preto da Eva and Presidente Figueiredo) | Archdiocese of Manaus |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Amazonas | ||||||||||||
1950 | 281,000 | 310,000 | 90.6% | 13 | 53 | 66 | 4,257 | 55 | 126 | 21 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Manaus | ||||||||||||
1964 | 219,555 | 243,950 | 90.0% | 18 | 36 | 54 | 4,065 | 41 | 155 | 12 | ap1967 | |
1968 | 295,085 | 316,466 | 93.2% | 11 | 42 | 53 | 5,567 | 54 | 231 | 12 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 456,950 | 571,250 | 80.0% | 13 | 64 | 77 | 5,934 | 99 | 175 | 22 | ap1977 | |
1977 | 602,440 | 753,050 | 80.0% | 21 | 51 | 72 | 8,367 | 77 | 164 | 29 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 936,000 | 1,178,000 | 79.5% | 16 | 83 | 99 | 9,454 | 1 | 166 | 143 | 51 | ap1991 |
1999 | 1,137,685 | 1,300,000 | 87.5% | 35 | 75 | 110 | 10,342 | 85 | 133 | 52 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 1,483,250 | 1,900,000 | 78.1% | 52 | 40 | 92 | 16,122 | 97 | 152 | 52 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 1,300,000 | 1,600,000 | 81.3% | 42 | 83 | 125 | 10,400 | 95 | 171 | 52 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 1,200,000 | 1,405,835 | 85.4% | 40 | 83 | 123 | 9,756 | 95 | 171 | 52 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 1,200,000 | 1,405,835 | 85.4% | 39 | 83 | 122 | 9,836 | 95 | 171 | 53 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 1,200,000 | 1,405,835 | 85.4% | 42 | 83 | 125 | 9,600 | 3 | 95 | 171 | 53 | ap2005 |
2011 | 1,331,000 | 1,551,000 | 85.8% | 48 | 115 | 163 | 8,165 | 16 | 127 | 171 | 82 | ap2012 |
2013 | 1,426,762 | 2,033,121 | 70.2% | 56 | 86 | 142 | 10,047 | 34 | 98 | 171 | 84 | ap2014 |
2016 | 1,667,378 | 2,235,199 | 74.6% | 63 | 110 | 173 | 9,638 | 46 | 122 | 171 | 86 | ap2017 |
2019 | 1,680,100 | 2,252,300 | 74.6% | 72 | 120 | 192 | 8,750 | 49 | 132 | 171 | 92 | ap2020 |
2021 | 1,667,378 | 2,235,199 | 74.6% | 72 | 120 | 192 | 8,684 | 132 | 171 | 92 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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