Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva
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Statistics | |
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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
- March 2, 1968: Established as Diocese of Itapeva from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu, Diocese of Sorocaba and Diocese of Santos
[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)