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Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa)

Dioecesis Ruibarbosensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14 November 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 25,898 (10,003 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesederuybarbosa.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Rua Antonio Novais s/n, C.P. 45, 46800-000 Rua Barbosa, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (075)3252-2106
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
14 November 1959ErectedDiocese of Amargosa (Parts of Andaraí)
Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Seabra)
Diocese of Bonfim (Ireoê, Miguel Calmon, Morro do Chapéu, and Utinga)
Diocese of Caetité (Lencóis, Palmeiras, and parts of Andaraí)
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Baixa Grande, Ipirá, Ibiquera, Itaberaba, Macajuba, Mairi, Mundo Novo, Piritiba, and Rui Barbosa)
Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa) (erected)
28 April 1979Territory LostDiocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (Barra do Mendes, Central Ibipeba, Jussara, Presidente Dutra, and Uibaí)
Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa) (Irecê, Ibitita, Iraquara, Cafarnaum, Canarana, Lençois, Morro do Chapeu, Palmeiras, Seabra, and Souto Soares)
Diocese of Irecê (erected)
16 January 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa) (from Sao Salvador da Bahia)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966400,000450,00088.9%1292119,047131415ap1967
1970472,000480,00098.3%16143015,733211013ap1971
1976525,300534,50098.3%21113216,415171816ap1977
1980633,000646,00098.0%13112426,375161618ap1981
1990422,000468,00090.2%8122021,100162316ap1991
1999350,200412,00085.0%12112315,2263172916ap2000
2000367,000432,15984.9%11122315,9562183516ap2001
2001358,000421,84084.9%11112216,2721174316ap2002
2002361,000426,00084.7%11122315,6951194316ap2003
2003358,000421,84084.9%13132613,7691204616ap2004
2004358,000421,84084.9%14112514,3201164816ap2005
2010357,000445,00080.2%15112613,7301224823ap2011
2014374,000467,00080.1%15102514,9601214423ap2015
2017356,960465,69076.7%19102912,3081223523ap2018
2020341,850446,80076.5%2293111,0272183823ap2021
2022331,000453,00073.1%222215,0453143124ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 743, to Page 745
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 253, and Page 254

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