The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí (Latin: Dioecesis Itaguaiensis) is located in the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Diocese of Itaguaí Dioecesis Itaguaiensis | |
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![]() St Francis Xavier Cathedral in 2017 | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,549 km2 (984 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 358,000 240,000 (67.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 14 March 1980 (44 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Francisco Xavier |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Ubiratan Lopes, OFMCap |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Orani João Tempesta, OCist |
History
edit14 March 1980: Established as Diocese of Itaguaí from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda and Diocese of Nova Iguaçu
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Itaguaí (Roman rite)
- Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, OCarm (1980.04.21 – 1998.07.08)
- José Ubiratan Lopes, OFMCap (1999.11.17 – present)
References
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