Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Brazil		Cathedral Catedral São José Area 22,742 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)345,000295,000 (85.5%) Established 16 October 1982 (34 years ago) Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba (Latin: Dioecesis Ituiutabensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ituiutaba in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.

History

16 October 1982: Established as Diocese of Ituiutaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba and Diocese of Uberlândia

Bishops of Ituiutaba (Roman rite)

Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (later Archbishop) (1983.01.22 – 1988.11.09)

Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (1989.09.24 – 2006.11.22)

Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (2007.09.19 – present)

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