Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba

Diocese of Ituiutaba

Dioecesis Ituiutabensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceUberaba
Statistics
Area22,742 km2 (8,781 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 345,000
  • 295,000 (85.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 October 1982 (42 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São José
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopIrineu Andreassa
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaulo Mendes Peixoto
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba (Latin: Dioecesis Ituiutabensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ituiutaba in the ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.[1]

History

  • 16 October 1982: Established as Diocese of Ituiutaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba and Diocese of Uberlândia

Bishops

  • Bishops of Ituiutaba (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1983.01.22 – 1988.11.09), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
    • Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (1989.09.24 – 2006.11.22), appointed Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo
    • Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (2007.09.19 – 2015.09.30), appointed Bishop of Lins, São Paulo
    • Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. (2016.11.30 - 2025.5.22)
    • Bishop Valter Magno de Carvalho (2025.5.22 - present) [2]

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • João Gilberto de Moura, appointed Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul in 2013

References

  1. ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/05/22/250522b.html