Diocese of Itapipoca
| Diocese of Itapipoca | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Fortaleza |
| Diocesan bishop | Antônio Roberto Cavuto OFMCap |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque |
| Vicar General | José Wilson Freitas César |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 11,266 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 487,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 443.910 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 91.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,865 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês |
| Website | http://diocesedeitapipoca.org.br/ |
The Diocese of Itapipoca ( Latin Dioecesis Itapipocana , Portuguese Diocese de Itapipoca ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Itapipoca in the state of Ceará .
history
The diocese of Itapipoca was on March 13, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Qui summopere from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza and the Diocese of Sobral . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Fortaleza as a suffragan .
Bishops of Itapipoca
- Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte , 1971–1984, then Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
- Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque , 1985-2005
- Antônio Roberto Cavuto OFMCap , since 2005
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui summopere , AAS 63 (1971), n.11, p. 803ff.