Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Itapetininga
latin= Dioecesis Itapetiningensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan= Sorocaba
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
cocathedral =
area= 1,870
population= 635,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 546,000
catholics_percent= 86.0
bishop= Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapetininga {Latin: " Itapetiningen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Itapetininga in the Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.
History
* April 15, 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
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/itap0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ditpt.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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