Diocese of Itapeva

Diocese of Itapeva Dioecesis Itapevensis
Catedral Sant’Ana in 2008
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area	14,182 km^2 (5,476 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 401,000 253,000 (63.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 March 1968 (57 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Eduardo Malaspina
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante

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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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