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Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
1,870 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 15 3272-8557

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)635,000546,000 (86.0%)

Established
  
15 April 1998 (18 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres

Bishop
  
Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R.

Address
  
R. Gen. Carneiro, 409 - Vila Palmeira, Itapetininga - SP, 18200-024, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba

Similar
  
Cúria de Itapetinin, Catedral Nossa Senhora, Paróquia São Roque, Paróquia São Paulo Apóstolo

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga (Latin: Dioecesis Itapetiningensis) is a diocese located in the city of Itapetininga in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 15 April 1998: Established as Diocese of Itapetininga from the Diocese of Itapeva and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Itapetininga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. (April 15, 1998 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga Wikipedia
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