Diocese of Ituiutaba
| Diocese of Ituiutaba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Uberaba |
| Diocesan bishop | Irineu Andreassa OFM |
| founding | 1982 |
| surface | 22,398 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 380,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 327,600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 86.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,619 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São José Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.diocesedeituiutaba.com.br/ |
The diocese Ituiutaba ( Latin Dioecesis Ituiutabensis , Portuguese Diocese de Ituiutaba ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Ituiutaba in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The diocese of Ituiutaba was established on October 16, 1982 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quo melius from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Uberaba and the Diocese of Uberlândia . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Uberaba as a suffragan .
Bishops of Ituiutaba
- Aloísio Roque Oppermann SCJ , 1983–1988, then Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha
- Paulo Sérgio Machado , 1989–2006, then Bishop of São Carlos
- Francisco Carlos da Silva , 2007–2015, then Bishop of Lins
- Irineu Andreassa OFM , since 2016
See also
Web links
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