Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul | |||
7 May 1848 | Erected | Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (erected) |
15 August 1910 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (Pelotas, Povo Novo, Pio Grande, S. José do Norte, S. Izabel, Tahim, Arroto Grande, Jaguar do, Santa Victoria, Serrito, Cangussú, Piratiny, Cacimbinhas, Boquete, Santo Antonio da Bòa Vista, S. Lourenço, S. Joâo Baptista da Reserva, Conceição do Boqueirdo..) | Diocese of Pelotas (erected) |
15 August 1910 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (S. Maria, S. Francisco de Paola, Vaccaria, the colony of Sananduva, Soledade, Passo Fundo, Nonohay, S. Antonio da Palmeira, S. Miguel, S. Angelo, S. Pedro do Ninçao, Cruz Alta, Silveira Martins, Valle Veneto, S. Martinho, Julio de Castilhos (Villa Rica)..) | Diocese of Santa Maria (erected) |
15 August 1910 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (Uruguaiana, S. Joâo Baptista do Quarahy, Itaqy, S. Borgia, Alegrete, Povinho (S. Thiago do Boqueirâo), S. Francisco de Assis, S. Anna do Livramento, S. Gabriel, S. Luiz de Gonzaga, Passo do Rosario, Dom Pedrito, and the colonies of Ijuhy, Guarany, and ...) | Diocese of Uruguaiana (erected) |
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre | |||
15 August 1910 | Elevated | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre |
8 September 1934 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre | Diocese of Caxias (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Vacaria (erected) |
13 February 1937 | Territory Added | Diocese of Santa Maria (Rio Pardo and Candelaria) | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre |
27 April 1959 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Mussum and Santa Lucia do Piai (of Caxias do Sul)) | Diocese of Caxias |
27 April 1959 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Guaporé and Casca along with Maria (of Marau)) | Diocese of Passo Fundo |
20 June 1959 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Santa Cruz do Sul, Arroio do Meio, Candelaria, Encantado, Encruzilhada do Sul, Lajeado, Rio Pardo, Venancio Aires, Vera Cruz, and Arvorezinha) | Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul (erected) |
23 November 1970 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (S. Francis de Paula) | Diocese of Caxias do Sul |
2 February 1980 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Canela, Campo Bom, Dois Irmâos, Estancia Velha, Gramado, Igrejinha, Ivoti, Nova Petrópolis, Nova Hamburg, Rolante, São Leopoldo, Sapiranga, Taquara, and Tres Coroas, along with Santo Antonio) | Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (erected) |
10 November 1999 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caxias do Sul
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre | Diocese of Osório (erected) (Arroio do Sal, Balneario Pinhal, Capão da Canoa, Capivari do Sul, Caraá, Cidreira, Dom Pedro de Alcantara, Imbé, Itati, Mampituba, Maquiné, Morrinhos do Sul, Osório, Palmares do Sul, Santo Antonio da Patrulha, Terra de Areia, Torres, Tramandai, Tres ...) |
2 July 2008 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Montenegro, Alto Feliz, Barão, Bom Princípio, Bom Retiro do Sul, Brochier, Capela de Santana, Colinas, Estrela, Fazenda Vila Nova, Feliz, Harmonia, Linha Nova, Maratá, Pareci Novo, Paverama, Poço das Antas, Portão, Roca Sales, Salvador do Sul, São José...) | Diocese of Montenegro (erected) |
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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Archdiocese of Porto Alegre | ||||||||||||
1950 | 950,000 | 1,210,000 | 78.5% | 179 | 232 | 411 | 2,311 | 869 | 1,499 | 137 | ap1951 | |
1965 | 1,260,000 | 1,562,490 | 80.6% | 233 | 251 | 484 | 2,603 | 874 | 2,539 | 157 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 1,850,000 | 2,309,730 | 80.1% | 238 | 286 | 524 | 3,530 | 6 | 721 | 2,548 | 174 | ap1971 |
1976 | 1,980,000 | 2,381,230 | 83.2% | 216 | 266 | 482 | 4,107 | 11 | 796 | 2,700 | 182 | ap1977 |
1980 | 2,202,000 | 2,648,000 | 83.2% | 224 | 281 | 505 | 4,360 | 19 | 735 | 2,303 | 186 | ap1981 |
1990 | 2,423,000 | 3,034,473 | 79.8% | 196 | 170 | 366 | 6,620 | 30 | 589 | 1,870 | 167 | ap1991 |
1999 | 2,608,707 | 3,265,577 | 79.9% | 224 | 263 | 487 | 5,356 | 21 | 534 | 1,650 | 160 | ap2000 |
2000 | 2,608,707 | 3,265,577 | 79.9% | 219 | 263 | 482 | 5,412 | 24 | 687 | 1,650 | 160 | ap2001 |
2001 | 2,972,749 | 3,304,054 | 90.0% | 247 | 280 | 527 | 5,640 | 21 | 720 | 1,828 | 167 | ap2002 |
2002 | 2,990,500 | 3,304,054 | 90.5% | 236 | 212 | 448 | 6,675 | 16 | 662 | 1,900 | 176 | ap2003 |
2003 | 2,475,398 | 3,306,657 | 74.9% | 234 | 194 | 428 | 5,783 | 22 | 570 | 1,317 | 179 | ap2004 |
2004 | 2,475,398 | 3,306,657 | 74.9% | 226 | 174 | 400 | 6,188 | 33 | 514 | 1,521 | 177 | ap2005 |
2013 | 2,527,000 | 3,395,000 | 74.4% | 207 | 155 | 362 | 6,980 | 58 | 369 | 1,118 | 156 | ap2014 |
2016 | 2,590,000 | 3,480,000 | 74.4% | 215 | 156 | 371 | 6,981 | 59 | 341 | 1,109 | 156 | ap2017 |
2019 | 2,148,100 | 3,378,000 | 63.6% | 206 | 135 | 341 | 6,299 | 58 | 313 | 1,032 | 160 | ap2020 |
2021 | 2,056,400 | 3,401,850 | 60.4% | 209 | 123 | 332 | 6,193 | 63 | 311 | 739 | 159 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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