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Cuiabá (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 10 March 1910
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Mato Grosso
Country: Brazil
Square Kilometers: 24,542 (9,479 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Oeste 2
Official Web Site: https://www.arquidiocesecuiaba.org.br
Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Praca do Seminario 489, Bairro Dom Aquino, 78015-325 Cuiaba, Brazil
Telephone: (065)3321-3631
Fax: 3322-8893

Historical Details

Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá
- Latin Name: Cuiabensis
- Erected: 6 December 1745
- Country: Brazil
Diocese of Cuiabá
- Latin Name: Cuiabensis
- Elevated: 15 July 1826
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Country: Brazil

José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil † (23 Jan 1782 Appointed - 7 Mar 1788 Appointed, Prelate of Goiás)
Luiz de Castro Pereira, C. S. J. † (29 Oct 1804 Confirmed - 1 Aug 1822 Died)
José Maria de Macerata, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 Aug 1823 Appointed - 1831 Resigned)
José Antônio dos Reis † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 11 Oct 1876 Died)
Carlos Luiz d’Amour † (21 Sep 1877 Confirmed - 9 Jul 1921 Died)
Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. † (26 Aug 1921 Appointed - 22 Mar 1956 Died)
Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. † (18 Dec 1956 Appointed - 15 Aug 1981 Died)
Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. † (15 Aug 1981 Succeeded - 9 Jun 2004 Retired)
Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (9 Jun 2004 Succeeded - 23 Feb 2022 Retired)
Mário Antônio da Silva (23 Feb 2022 Appointed - )

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Cuiabá
1949	84,500	85,000	99.4%		23	23	3,673	15	35	11	ap1951
1966	148,000	160,000	92.5%	3	26	29	5,103	48	85	12	ap1967
1970	185,000	200,000	92.5%	2	26	28	6,607	35	112	12	ap1971
1976	210,000	220,000	95.5%	6	29	35	6,000	34	122	16	ap1977
1980	114,000	126,000	90.5%	5	31	36	3,166	38	115	17	ap1981
1990	385,000	434,000	88.7%	7	36	43	8,953	46	131	21	ap1991
1999	800,000	900,000	88.9%	13	38	51	15,686	57	136	22	ap2000
2000	800,000	920,000	87.0%	18	39	57	14,035	56	135	23	ap2001
2001	680,000	766,727	88.7%	21	41	62	10,967	56	135	23	ap2002
2002	700,000	800,000	87.5%	22	39	61	11,475	73	120	22	ap2003
2003	700,000	796,572	87.9%	24	40	64	10,937	69	126	22	ap2004
2004	700,000	809,631	86.5%	26	38	64	10,937	63	121	22	ap2005
2006	724,166	851,961	85.0%	32	41	73	9,920	57	110	23	ap2007
2013	796,000	936,000	85.0%	37	56	93	8,559	78	139	27	ap2014
2016	816,000	928,000	87.9%	33	50	83	9,831	63	140	27	ap2017
2019	832,230	943,460	88.2%	43	62	105	7,926	74	140	28	ap2020
2021	860,170	976,986	88.0%	55	62	117	7,351	74	140	28	ap2022

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

Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1914; Archbishop: 26 Aug 1921 to 22 Mar 1956)
José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil † (Prelate: 23 Jan 1782 to 7 Mar 1788)
Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 1950 to 18 Dec 1956)
Luiz de Castro Pereira, C. S. J. † (Prelate: 29 Oct 1804 to 1 Aug 1822)
Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1956 to 15 Aug 1981)
Carlos Luiz d’Amour † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1877; Archbishop: 5 Apr 1910 to 9 Jul 1921)
José Antônio dos Reis † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 11 Oct 1876)
Cyrillo de Paula Freitas † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Mar 1905 to 13 Mar 1911)
José Maria de Macerata, O.F.M. Cap. † (Prelate: 23 Aug 1823; Bishop: 15 Jul 1826 to 1831)
Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 27 Jun 1975; Archbishop: 15 Aug 1981 to 9 Jun 2004)

Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 134

Archdiocese of Cuiabá

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