Diocese of Itapipoca Dioecesis Itapipocana Diocese de Itapipoca | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
Metropolitan | Fortaleza |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,266 km2 (4,350 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 457,000 412,000 (90.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13 March 1971 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Itapipoca |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Antônio Roberto Cavuto, OFMCap |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques |
Bishops emeritus | Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque |
Website | |
diocesedeitapipoca.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca ( Latin: Dioecesis Itapipocana) is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil. On March 13, 1971, it was established as the Diocese of Itapipoca from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza.