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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) 358,000 240,000 (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.

Contents

History

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

    • Leadership

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí Wikipedia
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