Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva
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 |
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.
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
23°58′58″S 48°52′33″W / 23.9828°S 48.8757°W
