Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga
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Statistics | |
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Country: | Brazil |
Metropolitan: | Sorocaba |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 1,870 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
635,000 (2004) 546,000 (86.0%) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga {Latin: Itapetiningen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Itapetininga in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
[edit] History
- April 15, 1998: Established as Diocese of Itapetininga from the Diocese of Itapeva and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Itapetininga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. (April 15, 1998 – present)