Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga
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Diocese of Itapetininga
Dioecesis Itapetiningensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Sorocaba |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 635,000 546,000 (86.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 April 1998 (26 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. |
Website | |
www.diocesedeitapetininga.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga (Latin: Dioecesis Itapetiningensis) is a diocese located in the city of Itapetininga in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
History
- 15 April 1998: Established as Diocese of Itapetininga from the Diocese of Itapeva and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba
Leadership
- Bishops of Itapetininga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. (April 15, 1998 – present)
References
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- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Brazil articles missing geocoordinate data
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1998
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Sorocaba
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs