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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte | |||
| 11 October 1966 | Erected | Diocese of Porto Nacional (Colinas do Goi�s, Itacaj�, Lizarda, Miracema do Norte, Miranorte, Pedro Afonso, Piaca, Tocantinia, Tupirama, and Tupiratins) | Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte (erected) |
| 13 December 1979 | Territory Added | Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Pequizeiro and Itapor� de Goi�s) | Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte |
| Diocese of Miracema do Norte | |||
| 4 August 1981 | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte | Diocese of Miracema do Norte |
| Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins | |||
| 4 October 1989 | Name Changed | Diocese of Miracema do Norte | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins |
| 27 March 1996 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (Aparecida do Rio Negro, Lageado, Lizarda, Rio Sono, and Reserva Xerente)
Diocese of Porto Nacional (Palmas, Sao F�lix do Tocantins, Mateiros, Novo Acordo, Santa Teresa do Tocantins, and Lagoa do Tocantins) | Archdiocese of Palmas (erected) |
| 27 March 1996 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (from Goi�nia) | |
| 26 May 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (Part of Tocantinia) | Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltr�o |
| 10 July 2019 | Territory Added | Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (Boundaries adjusted) | |
| 31 January 2023 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (Barra do Ouro, Campos Lindos, and Goiatins (all in Tocantini))
Diocese of Tocantin�polis (Aragominas, Aragua�na, Araguan�, Arapoema, Baba�ul�ndia, Bandeirantes do Tocantins, Carmol�ndia, Filad�lfia, Muricil�ndia, Nova Olinda do Tocantins, Palmeirante, Pau d�Arco, Piraqu�, Santa F� do Araguaia, Xambio�, and Wanderl�ndia (all in Tocantini)) | Diocese of Aragua�na (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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| Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte | ||||||||||||
| 1966 | 100,000 | .0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ap1967 | ||||
| 1970 | 120,000 | 125,000 | 96.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17,142 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ap1971 | |
| 1976 | 96,500 | 105,561 | 91.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10,722 | 6 | 33 | 7 | ap1977 | |
| 1980 | 119,300 | 134,600 | 88.6% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9,176 | 9 | 36 | 12 | ap1981 | |
| Diocese of Miracema do Norte | ||||||||||||
| Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 174,000 | 203,000 | 85.7% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17,400 | 6 | 55 | 16 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 123,812 | 162,911 | 76.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 9,524 | 4 | 20 | 14 | ap2000 | |
| 2000 | 125,104 | 164,611 | 76.0% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 8,936 | 3 | 22 | 14 | ap2001 | |
| 2001 | 126,586 | 166,560 | 76.0% | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8,439 | 3 | 22 | 14 | ap2002 | |
| 2002 | 122,102 | 162,803 | 75.0% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8,721 | 2 | 28 | 14 | ap2003 | |
| 2003 | 135,832 | 181,110 | 75.0% | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9,702 | 1 | 23 | 14 | ap2004 | |
| 2004 | 136,701 | 184,732 | 74.0% | 13 | 2 | 15 | 9,113 | 2 | 23 | 14 | ap2005 | |
| 2013 | 160,000 | 215,700 | 74.2% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 6,666 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 19 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 151,280 | 221,000 | 68.5% | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6,577 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 155,000 | 226,300 | 68.5% | 19 | 2 | 21 | 7,380 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 22 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 157,291 | 228,582 | 68.8% | 22 | 2 | 24 | 6,553 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 23 | ap2022 |
| 2023 | 144,728 | 234,000 | 61.8% | 17 | 1 | 18 | 8,040 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 14 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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