Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva (Latin: Dioecesis Itapevensis) is a diocese located in the city of Itapeva in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil.

Diocese of Itapeva Dioecesis Itapevensis
Catedral Sant’Ana in 2008
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area	14,182 km2 (5,476 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 401,000 253,000 (63.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 March 1968 (56 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Eduardo Malaspina
Metropolitan Archbishop	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.
Bishops emeritus	José Moreira de Melo

History

• 2 March 1968: Established as Diocese of Itapeva from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Botucatu, Diocese of Sorocaba and Diocese of Santos

Bishops

• Bishops of Itapeva (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (2016.10.19 – 2022.06.15) appointed Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo
  • Bishop José Moreira de Melo (1996.01.17 – 2016.10.19)
  • Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1985.07.11 – 1993.11.24), appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro
  • Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B. (1980.03.28 – 1985.04.25), appointed Bishop of Limeira, São Paulo
  • Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (1975.01.04 – 1979.11.30), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Silvio Maria Dário (1968.03.27 – 1974.05.02)

Coadjutor bishop

• Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (2016)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy