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 Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos | |||
25 February 1551 | Erected | Archdiocese of Funchal | Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (erected) |
3 July 1551 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (from Funchal to Lisboa) | |
19 July 1575 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos | Territorial Prelature of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (erected) |
15 July 1614 | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos | Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco (erected) |
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia | |||
16 November 1676 | Elevated | Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
3 January 1910 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia | Diocese of Aracajú (erected) |
20 October 1913 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Barra do Bio Grande, Chique-Chique, Pilâo Arcado, Remanso, Casa Nova, Sento Sé, Joazeilo, Campestre, Brotas do Macahubas, Oliveira dos Brejinhos, Urubú, Bom Jesús da Lapa, Carinhanha, Sant'Anna dos Brejos, Porto de Santa Maria, Correntina, Angical, ...) | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande) (erected) |
20 October 1913 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Caetité, Monte Alto, Gentío, Amparo de Umbaranas, Duas Barras, Jacaracy, Gonderiba, Caculé, Bom Jesús dos Meiras, Ituassú, Sincorá, Minas do Rio de Contas, Villa Velha de Minas de Rio de Contas, Bom Jesús de Bio de Contas, S. Joâo do Paraguassú, ...) | Diocese of Caetité (erected) |
20 October 1913 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Ilhéos, Olivença, Cannarieiras, Belmonte, Santa Cruz, Porto Seguro, Villa Verde, Tramoso, Nossa Senhora de Lourdes do Angelim, Prado, Alcobaca, Garavellas, VillaViçosa, S. José de Porto Alegre, Itabuna, Barra do Bio de Contas, Marahú, Barcellos, Camamú...) | Diocese of Ilhéus (erected) |
6 April 1933 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Bomfim, Abaré, Bom Consélho, Campo Formoso, Cumbe, Capim Grosso, Coneeiçâo do Coite, Geremoabo, Itiuba, Jacobina, Morro de Chapeo, Monte Santo, Queimadas, Biachâo de Jacobina, Biachâo de JJtinga, Sande, S. Antonio da Gloria, Bombai, Tucano, and Vana) | Diocese of Bonfim (erected) |
10 May 1941 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Amargosa, Afonso Penna, Aratuhype, Areia, Brejoês, Castro Alves, Itaquara, Itirussu, Jaguaquara, Jaguaripe, Jequiricù, Lage, Maracas, Mutuhype, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Santa Inês, São Miguel, Santa Terezinha, Boa, Nova, Conquista, Encruzilhada, Itambé...) | Diocese of Amargosa (erected) |
14 November 1959 | Territory Lost | Diocese 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) |
21 July 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Feira de Santana, Santaluz, Conceiçâo do Coite, Serrinha, Riachäo do Jacuîpe, Irara, Coraçâo de Maria, Sâo Gonçalo dos Campos, Conceiçâ da Feira, Serra Prêta, Santo Estêvâo, Tanquinho , Valente, Aracus, Conceiçâo do Jacuípe, and Amelia Rodríguez) | Diocese of Feira de Santana (erected) |
28 October 1974 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Alagoinhas, Catú, Mata de S. Joâo, Inhambupe, Ribeira do Amparo, Entre Rios, Nova Soure, Conde, Itapicuru, Esplanada, Rio Real, Olindina, Aporá, Po juca, Crisópolis , Satiro Dias, Teodoro Sampaio, Acajutiba, Aramari, Jandaira, Cipo, Itanagra, ...) | Diocese of Alagoinhas (erected) |
7 November 1978 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ilhéus (Cairú, Nilo Paçanha, Taperoá, and Valença)
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Dom Mecedo Costa, Muntz Ferreira, Nazaré, and Sao Felipe) | Diocese of Amargosa |
15 December 2010 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Camaçari, Candeias, Dias D’Ávila, Madre de Deus, São Francisco do Conde, São Sebastião do Passé, Simões Filho, and Terra Nova) | Diocese of Camaçari (erected) |
22 November 2017 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Cruz das Almas, Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu, Cachoeira, Governador Mangabeira, Maragogipe, Muritiba, Santo Amaro, São Felix, Sapeaçu, and Saubara) | Diocese of Cruz das Almas (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 São Salvador da Bahia | ||||||||||||
1950 | 1,134,458 | 1,370,927 | 82.8% | 90 | 160 | 250 | 4,537 | 170 | 540 | 103 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 1,710,230 | 1,829,000 | 93.5% | 75 | 133 | 208 | 8,222 | 222 | 652 | 84 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 1,175,000 | 1,850,000 | 63.5% | 84 | 127 | 211 | 5,568 | 2 | 198 | 660 | 82 | ap1971 |
1976 | 1,612,983 | 1,702,983 | 94.7% | 84 | 107 | 191 | 8,444 | 10 | 211 | 655 | 74 | ap1977 |
1980 | 2,000,000 | 2,100,000 | 95.2% | 97 | 102 | 199 | 10,050 | 14 | 162 | 625 | 77 | ap1981 |
1990 | 2,680,000 | 3,180,000 | 84.3% | 111 | 108 | 219 | 12,237 | 30 | 168 | 676 | 98 | ap1991 |
1999 | 2,700,500 | 3,180,500 | 84.9% | 117 | 122 | 239 | 11,299 | 30 | 200 | 696 | 107 | ap2000 |
2000 | 2,174,778 | 3,185,594 | 68.3% | 117 | 123 | 240 | 9,061 | 32 | 188 | 650 | 108 | ap2001 |
2001 | 2,661,998 | 3,327,498 | 80.0% | 129 | 114 | 243 | 10,954 | 44 | 249 | 673 | 110 | ap2002 |
2002 | 2,487,558 | 3,370,675 | 73.8% | 129 | 132 | 261 | 9,530 | 46 | 251 | 741 | 109 | ap2003 |
2003 | 2,292,694 | 3,373,098 | 68.0% | 137 | 118 | 255 | 8,990 | 48 | 209 | 751 | 109 | ap2004 |
2004 | 2,495,439 | 3,544,658 | 70.4% | 142 | 121 | 263 | 9,488 | 49 | 222 | 775 | 109 | ap2005 |
2010 | 2,284,477 | 3,210,878 | 71.1% | 144 | 139 | 283 | 8,072 | 93 | 273 | 797 | 105 | ap2011 |
2014 | 2,774,000 | 3,284,000 | 84.5% | 161 | 117 | 278 | 9,978 | 81 | 230 | 762 | 110 | ap2015 |
2017 | 1,503,089 | 3,214,224 | 46.8% | 147 | 104 | 251 | 5,988 | 89 | 151 | 654 | 100 | ap2018 |
2020 | 1,474,100 | 3,151,905 | 46.8% | 153 | 112 | 265 | 5,562 | 108 | 190 | 638 | 101 | ap2021 |
2022 | 1,491,000 | 3,187,660 | 46.8% | 148 | 111 | 259 | 5,756 | 102 | 196 | 569 | 101 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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