Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diocese of Itapeva
Dioecesis Itapevensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Sorocaba
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 14,182 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

401,000 (2006)
253,000 (63.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral Sant’Ana
Ordinaries
Bishop: José Moreira de Melo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva {Latin: Itapeven(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Itapeva in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Itapeva (Roman rite)
    • Bishop José Moreira de Melo (1996.01.17 – present)
    • Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1985.07.11 – 1993.11.24)
    • Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1980.03.28 – 1985.04.25)
    • Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1975.01.04 – 1979.11.30)
    • Bishop Silvio Maria Dário (1968.03.27 – 1974.05.02)

[edit] References