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Archdiocese of Botucatu

Archidioecesis Botucatuensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 19 April 1958
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 10,348 (3,996 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesebotucatu.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Rua Dr. Costa Leite 668, 18600-010 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (014)3811-5900

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Botucatu
7 June 1908ErectedDiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Botucatu (erected)
20 July 1923Territory AddedDiocese of Curitiba (Adjusted to match civil boundaries) Diocese of Botucatu
4 July 1924Territory LostDiocese of Botucatu (Apiahy, Iporanga, Xiririca, Iguapé, Cananéa, Iacupiranga, Luquià, and Prainha)
Archdiocese of São Paulo (Nossa Senhora ão Rosario em Santos, Sagrado Coração de Maria em Santos, S. Antonio do Embaré em Santos, S. Antonio do Vallongo em Santos, S. Vicente, and Conceição de Itanhaen)
Diocese of Taubaté (Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, Villa Bella, and S. Sebastião)
Diocese of Santos (erected)
4 July 1924Territory LostDiocese of Botucatu (Sorocaba, Porto Felix, Campo Largo, Piedade, Pilar, S. Miguel Archanjo, Sarapuhy, Itapetininga, Tatuhy, Cesario Large, Bella Vista de Taiuhy, Bufete, Pereiras, Conchas, Guarehy, Angatuba^ Laranjal, Boituva, Cerquilho, Tietê, Anhemby, Bury, Itabera, ...) Diocese of Sorocaba (erected)
24 April 1925Territory AddedDiocese of Sorocaba (Piraju, Fartura, Anhembi, and Itahy (Itobi)) Diocese of Botucatu
21 June 1926Territory LostDiocese of Botucatu (Noroeste and Alta Paulista) Diocese of Cafelândia (erected)
30 November 1928Territory LostDiocese of Botucatu (Assisi, Campos Novos, Candido Motta, Conçeieao de Monte Alegre, Maraeahy, Palmital, Paraguassù, Platina, Presidente Prudente, Quota, Salto Grande, Santo Anastasio, and San Pedro do Turvo) Diocese of Assis (erected)
5 February 1932Territory LostDiocese of Botucatu (Parish of Itahy) Diocese of Sorocaba
5 February 1932Territory AddedDiocese of Sorocaba (Parish of Bofate) Diocese of Botucatu
Archdiocese of Botucatu
19 April 1958ElevatedDiocese of Botucatu Archdiocese of Botucatu
15 February 1964Territory LostArchdiocese of Botucatu (Agudos, Boracela, Cabrália Paulista, Duartina, Gália, Lucianópolis, Pederneiras, Piratininga, and part of Bauru)
Diocese of Lins (Arealva, Avai, Iacanga, and parts of Bauru)
Diocese of Bauru (erected)
2 March 1968Territory LostArchdiocese of Botucatu (Factura, Itaí, Paranapanema, and Taguaí)
Diocese of Sorocaba (Barao de Antonina, Buri, Capao Bonito, Coronel Macedo, Guapiara, Itaberá, Itapeva, Itaporanga, Itararé, Ribeirão Branco, Ribeirão Vermelho do Sul, and Taquarituba)
Diocese of Santos (Apiai, Barra do Turvo, Iporanga, and Ribeira)
Diocese of Itapeva (erected)
27 April 1990Territory AddedDiocese of Piracicaba (Rest of Anhembi) Archdiocese of Botucatu
30 December 1998Territory LostDiocese of Assis
Archdiocese of Botucatu
Diocese of Itapeva (Fartura and Taguaí)
Diocese of Ourinhos (erected) (Ourinhos, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Espirito Santo do Turvo, Camitar, Chavantes, Ipaussu, Timburi, Sarutaiá, Tejupá, Piraju, Bernardino do Campo, Manduri, Oleo, Ibirarema, Salto Grande, Ribeirao do Sul, São Pedro do Turvo, Ocauçu, Lupércio, Alvinlândia,...)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Botucatu
1950392,500450,00087.2%3346794,9684426331ap1951
Archdiocese of Botucatu
1959550,000600,00091.7%39671065,18811337435ap1960
1966400,000440,00090.9%4041814,9388035432ap1967
1970420,000450,00093.3%2830587,2415234830ap1971
1976370,000410,00090.2%2329527,1153821040ap1977
1980410,000455,00090.1%2633596,9494822045ap1981
1990570,000700,00081.4%3927668,63613952ap1991
1999626,000750,00083.5%4134758,34665913063ap2000
2000551,500650,00084.8%3428628,89565312841ap2001
2001423,000498,58184.8%4110518,29451811541ap2002
2002369,000435,30784.8%4310536,9625148542ap2003
2003369,000435,30784.8%3517527,09652613042ap2004
2004369,000435,30884.8%3615517,23571713043ap2005
2006419,000494,00084.8%3915547,759132213048ap2007
2012461,000544,00084.7%4017578,08712297345ap2013
2015473,000557,00084.9%4218607,88315247245ap2016
2018484,890570,99584.9%4618647,57615256846ap2019
2020492,500580,00084.9%4912618,07314176047ap2021
2022500,000589,00084.9%5113647,81213185248ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Botucatu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15, Page 450
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 243
  • Archdiocese of Botucatu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 90, to Page 94
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 1,460, and Page 1,461

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