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.
Diocese of Itapetininga Dioecesis Itapetiningensis | |
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Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres in 2009 | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Sorocaba |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,870 km2 (720 sq mi) |
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. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. |
Website | |
www.diocesedeitapetininga.com.br |
History
edit- 15 April 1998: Established as Diocese of Itapetininga from the Diocese of Itapeva and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Itapetininga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. (April 15, 1998 – present)
References
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