Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca

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Diocese of Itapipoca
Dioecesis Itapipocanus
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Fortaleza
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 11,266 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

446,606 (2004)
402,933 (90.2%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Ordinaries
Bishop: Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca {Latin: Itapipocan(us)} is a diocese located in the city of Itapipoca in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Itapipoca from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Itapipoca (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. (2005.05.25 – present)
    • Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque (1985.01.04 – 2005.05.25)
    • Bishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte (later Archbishop) (1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20)

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