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Diocese of Cristal�ndia

Dioecesis Cristalandiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 July 2019
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Palmas
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Goias
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 70,488 (27,225 Square Miles)
  • Description: Aragua�u, Caseara, Chapada de Areia, Cristal�ndia, Divin�polis, Doril�ndia, Duer�, Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confus�o, Marian�polis, Monte Santo do Tocantins, Nova Rosl�ndia, Para�so do Tocantins, Pium, Pugmil, and Sandol�ndia (all in Tocantini) and Bon�polis, Mutun�polis, Novo Planalto, Porangatu, and S�o Miguel do Araguaia (all in Goiani)
  • Conference Region: Norte 3
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedecristalandia.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Av. Dom Jaime Antonio Schuck 2050, 77490-000 Cristalandia, TO, Brazil
  • Telephone: (063)3354-1308
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia
26 March 1956ErectedTerritorial Prelature of Bananal (suppressed) (Christal�ndia and part of Pium and part of Peixe)
Diocese of Porto Nacional (Araguacema and part of Pium)
Territorial Prelature of S�o Jos� de Alto Tocantins (suppressed)
Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (erected)
13 May 1969Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Bananal Island)
Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia (Northern part of Barra do Gar�as)
Territorial Prelature of Sant�ssima Concei��o do Araguaia (Luciara)
Territorial Prelature of S�o F�lix (erected)
15 January 1976Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Arapoema) Territorial Prelature of Tocantin�polis
27 March 1976Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Couto Magalbaes)
Territorial Prelature of Marab� (Concei��o do Araguaia and Santana do Araguaia)
Territorial Prelature of Sant�ssima Concei��o do Araguaia (erected)
13 December 1979Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Pequizeiro and Itapor� de Goi�s) Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte
27 March 1996Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (from Goi�nia)
10 July 2019Territory AddedTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Cristal�ndia
10 July 2019ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia Diocese of Cristal�ndia (Aragua�u, Caseara, Chapada de Areia, Cristal�ndia, Divin�polis, Doril�ndia, Duer�, Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confus�o, Marian�polis, Monte Santo do Tocantins, Nova Rosl�ndia, Para�so do Tocantins, Pium, Pugmil, and Sandol�ndia (all in Tocantini) and B)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia
196678,00080,00097.5%12126,50014145ap1967
197090,000.0%51116014125ap1971
197690,10095,00094.8%112136,93018186ap1977
1980135,851150,85190.1%2101211,32012175ap1981
1990177,000195,00090.8%591412,642113517ap1991
1999206,000229,00090.0%491315,84611387ap2000
2000207,000232,00089.2%591414,7859388ap2001
2001315,000350,00090.0%8101817,50011418ap2002
2004153,600192,00080.0%1010207,680115476ap2005
2013172,400214,70080.3%165218,209172517ap2014
2016176,700221,00080.0%164208,835152017ap2017
Diocese of Cristal�ndia
2019141,525249,92056.6%213245,896152518ap2020
2021156,000258,87060.3%213246,50042218ap2022
2023157,000262,00059.9%217285,607271719ap2024

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 191, to Page 193
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 681, to Page 683
  • Diocese of Cristal�ndia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 1,251, to Page 1,253

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