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Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Dioecesis Cachoëirensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 21 October 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Manaus
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Amazonas
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 294,598 (113,788 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Norte 1
  • Mailing Address: Av. 7 de Setembro 205, 69750-000 Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, AM, Brazil
  • Telephone: (097)3471-1367
  • Fax: 3471-1287

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro
19 October 1910ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões)
Diocese of Amazonas
Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé
Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
3 March 1922Territory AddedDiocese of Amazonas (S. Rita de Moura) Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
1 May 1925ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
16 February 1952Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Rio Negro (from Belém do Pará)
Diocese of Rio Negro
30 October 1980ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Rio Negro Diocese of Rio Negro
Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
21 October 1981Name ChangedDiocese of Rio Negro Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
196525,00065,00038.5%25251,000263210ap1967
197046,000.0%1192003452ap1971
197627,00035,00077.1%23231,17334459ap1977
198021,60028,90074.7%242490033489ap1981
Diocese of Rio Negro
Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
199039,90045,00088.7%115162,49322439ap1991
199945,50055,00082.7%614202,27525349ap2000
200045,00055,00081.8%614202,25023419ap2001
200145,00055,00081.8%614202,25023379ap2002
200252,00055,00094.5%516212,476243710ap2003
200354,00060,00090.0%910192,842174610ap2004
200456,00062,00090.3%109192,947164110ap2005
201092,90094,60098.2%1010204,645204410ap2011
201296,20097,90098.3%916253,848174410ap2015
201798,540100,36098.2%713204,927173610ap2018
2020100,810102,60098.3%1113244,2001183111ap2021
2022102,000104,00098.1%1213254,080233112ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 858
  • Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 14, Page 193, and Page 194
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 567, to Page 569
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 606, to Page 608
  • Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 60
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