Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras
  • Latin Name: Petrosi Culminis
  • Erected: 25 June 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. † (29 Apr 1965 Appointed - 16 Jan 2002 Retired)
• Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (16 Jan 2002 Appointed - 23 Sep 2015 Retired)
• Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (23 Sep 2015 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras
1966	70,000				6	6	11,666		2	10	6	ap1967
1970	71,000	76,800	92.4%	2	9	11	6,454		9	17	6	ap1971
1976	79,000	80,000	98.8%		6	6	13,166		10	10	6	ap1977
Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
1980	71,800	72,900	98.5%		8	8	8,975		10	10		ap1981*
1990	77,000	87,000	88.5%	1	2	3	25,666		2	17	8	ap1991
1999	96,880	105,020	92.2%	9	2	11	8,807		3	11	6	ap2000
2000	97,700	106,504	91.7%	10	1	11	8,881		2	15	6	ap2001
2001	98,900	108,600	91.1%	7		7	14,128			18	6	ap2002
2002	102,000	113,000	90.3%	9	1	10	10,200		1	18	6	ap2003
2003	108,800	120,000	90.7%	9		9	12,088			18	6	ap2004
2004	108,800	120,000	90.7%	9		9	12,088			18	6	ap2005
2013	122,000	131,000	93.1%	11		11	11,090			16	6	ap2014
2016	125,000	149,200	83.8%	15		15	8,333			22	6	ap2017
2019	111,074	169,550	65.5%	15	2	17	6,533		9	19	7	ap2020
2021	111,074	169,600	65.5%	17		17	6,533	4		22	7	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Jun 2015; Bishop: 23 Sep 2015)
• Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (Bishop: 16 Jan 2002 to 23 Sep 2015)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. † (Prelate: 29 Apr 1965; Bishop: 16 Oct 1979 to 16 Jan 2002)

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