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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Montes Claros | |||
10 December 1910 | Erected | Diocese of Diamantina (North of rivers Jequiiinbonha, Macahubas, Jèquetahy, San Francisco, and Urucuya) | Diocese of Montes Claros (erected) |
2 April 1914 | Territory Added | Diocese of Uberaba (Part of Paracatu) | Diocese of Montes Claros |
2 April 1914 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montes Claros (Fortaleza and Aqua Vermelha (in Salinas) along with Arassuahyensis and S. Michaelis de Jequitinhonha) | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí) |
28 June 1917 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Montes Claros (from Mariana) | |
1 March 1929 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montes Claros
Diocese of Uberaba | Territorial Prelature of Paracatu (erected) (Paracatu, João Pinheiro, and Sâo Româo (except Afonso Arinos)) |
15 June 1957 | Territory Lost | Diocese 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) |
5 July 2000 | Territory Lost | Diocese 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) |
Archdiocese of Montes Claros | |||
25 April 2001 | Elevated | Diocese of Montes Claros | Archdiocese of Montes Claros |
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 Montes Claros | ||||||||||||
1950 | 700,000 | 701,000 | 99.9% | 18 | 15 | 33 | 21,212 | 8 | 41 | 26 | ap1951 | |
1965 | 580,000 | 600,000 | 96.7% | 19 | 18 | 37 | 15,675 | 18 | 72 | 21 | ap1967 | |
1968 | 625,000 | 650,000 | 96.2% | 15 | 23 | 38 | 16,447 | 31 | 60 | 18 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 600,000 | 660,000 | 90.9% | 17 | 18 | 35 | 17,142 | 28 | 52 | 23 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 647,000 | 704,000 | 91.9% | 14 | 21 | 35 | 18,485 | 34 | 49 | 23 | ap1981 | |
1987 | 832,000 | 902,000 | 92.2% | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18,909 | 33 | 92 | 27 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 993,000 | 1,078,000 | 92.1% | 27 | 23 | 50 | 19,860 | 33 | 129 | 34 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 650,000 | 762,000 | 85.3% | 23 | 23 | 46 | 14,130 | 1 | 42 | 114 | 29 | ap2001 |
Archdiocese of Montes Claros | ||||||||||||
2001 | 609,604 | 762,005 | 80.0% | 21 | 24 | 45 | 13,546 | 1 | 48 | 127 | 31 | ap2002 |
2002 | 609,604 | 762,005 | 80.0% | 24 | 26 | 50 | 12,192 | 1 | 53 | 100 | 31 | ap2003 |
2003 | 586,143 | 732,679 | 80.0% | 30 | 23 | 53 | 11,059 | 8 | 61 | 80 | 42 | ap2004 |
2004 | 549,509 | 732,679 | 75.0% | 31 | 30 | 61 | 9,008 | 9 | 49 | 80 | 37 | ap2005 |
2013 | 659,000 | 811,000 | 81.3% | 72 | 34 | 106 | 6,216 | 18 | 50 | 101 | 57 | ap2014 |
2016 | 675,000 | 832,000 | 81.1% | 78 | 40 | 118 | 5,720 | 19 | 50 | 99 | 63 | ap2017 |
2019 | 678,806 | 860,299 | 78.9% | 83 | 36 | 119 | 5,704 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 64 | ap2020 |
2021 | 689,600 | 873,850 | 78.9% | 88 | 34 | 122 | 5,652 | 42 | 46 | 79 | 65 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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