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Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano

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Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano
Dioecesis Itabirensis–Fabriciannensis
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, in Itabira
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, in Itabira
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Mariana
Coordinates 19°37′07″S 43°13′36″W / 19.6186°S 43.2267°W
Statistics
Area 8,724 km2 (3,368 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
728,917
496,798 (68.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 14 June 1965 (61 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Itabira
Co-cathedral Co-Catedral São Sebastião,
Coronel Fabriciano
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti
Metropolitan Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Bishops emeritus Odilon Guimarães Moreira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano (Latin: Dioecesis Itabirensis-Fabriciannensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Itabira and Coronel Fabriciano in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.[1]

History

  • June 14, 1965: Established as Diocese of Itabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
  • June 1, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Itabira – Fabriciano

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

  • Lélis Lara, C.SS.R. (1976-1995), appointed Coadjutor here

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]

References

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