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Date | Event | From | To |
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5th Century | Erected | Diocese of Orense (erected) | |
20 April 1926 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orense (Santas and Candosa (in Espiñeira)) | Diocese of Lugo |
14 April 1953 | Territory Added | Diocese of Orense (Clarify boundaries)
Diocese of Tuy (Clarify boundaries) | |
17 October 1954 | Territory Added | Diocese of Astorga (3 parishes Castro Caldelas in Orense, San Pedro de Gudiña in Lugo) | Diocese of Orense |
17 October 1954 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Beariz, Girazga, and Lebozán) | Diocese of Orense |
17 October 1954 | Territory Added | Diocese of Tuy (Ribadavia, 12 parishes, Padrenda and Desteriz (in Orense)) | Diocese of Orense |
17 October 1954 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orense (Bubal with 5 parishes, Torbeo (Lugo)) | Diocese of Lugo |
17 October 1954 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orense (12 Parishes in Zamora) | Diocese of Astorga |
17 October 1954 | Territory Added | Diocese of Lugo (San Pedro de Espiñeira (in Orense)) | Diocese of Orense |
21 December 1959 | Territory Added | Diocese of Astorga (Parishes of Cañizo, Navea, Castromil de Castilla, and Carracedo de la Sierra and villages of Ventas de la Capilla and Ventas de Bolaño) | Diocese of Orense |
21 December 1959 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orense (Parish of Celeiros) | Diocese of Astorga |
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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1950 | 408,565 | 410,260 | 99.6% | 520 | 52 | 572 | 714 | 85 | 263 | 684 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 380,335 | 381,061 | 99.8% | 560 | 74 | 634 | 599 | 109 | 504 | 656 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 385,200 | 386,000 | 99.8% | 480 | 78 | 558 | 690 | 124 | 351 | 734 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 316,513 | 317,628 | 99.6% | 427 | 55 | 482 | 656 | 89 | 315 | 737 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 311,715 | 312,450 | 99.8% | 379 | 41 | 420 | 742 | 109 | 358 | 735 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 311,670 | 312,400 | 99.8% | 372 | 40 | 412 | 756 | 117 | 354 | 735 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 310,795 | 311,530 | 99.8% | 366 | 38 | 404 | 769 | 101 | 349 | 735 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 311,652 | 312,400 | 99.8% | 359 | 37 | 396 | 787 | 97 | 346 | 735 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 314,107 | 315,407 | 99.6% | 360 | 36 | 396 | 793 | 97 | 357 | 735 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 314,107 | 315,407 | 99.6% | 358 | 35 | 393 | 799 | 79 | 352 | 735 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 285,506 | 294,746 | 96.9% | 308 | 25 | 333 | 857 | 75 | 318 | 735 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 278,909 | 284,429 | 98.1% | 266 | 39 | 305 | 914 | 85 | 328 | 735 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 272,223 | 278,723 | 97.7% | 260 | 36 | 296 | 919 | 54 | 337 | 735 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 261,880 | 275,663 | 95.0% | 250 | 35 | 285 | 918 | 1 | 52 | 345 | 735 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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