Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ituiutaba
latin= Dioecesis Ituiutabensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Uberaba
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral São José
cocathedral =
area= 22,742
population= 345,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 295,000
catholics_percent= 85.5
bishop= Francisco Carlos da Silva
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba {Latin: " Ituiutaben(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Ituiutaba in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.

History

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

Leadership

* Bishops of Ituiutaba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (2007.09.19 – present)
** Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (1989.09.24 – 2006.11.22)
** Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (later Archbishop) (1983.01.22 – 1988.11.09)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/itui0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ditui.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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