Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí

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Rite Latin Rite Area 2,549 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)358,000240,000 (67.0%) Established 14 March 1980 (37 years ago) Cathedral Catedral São Francisco Xavier Bishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí (Latin: Dioecesis Itaguaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Itaguaí in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

14 March 1980: Established as Diocese of Itaguaí from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda and Diocese of Nova Iguaçu

Bishops of Itaguaí (Roman rite)

Bishop Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. (1980.04.21 – 1998.07.08)

Bishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (1999.11.17 – present)

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