Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Itabira–Fabriciano | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Itabirensis–Fabriciannensis |
Country: | Brazil |
Coordinates: | -19.6186°N -43.2267°W |
Province: | Mariana |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 14 June 1965 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Itabira |
Cocathedral: | Co-Catedral São Sebastião, Coronel Fabriciano |
Area Km2: | 8,724 |
Population: | 728,917 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 496,798 |
Catholics Percent: | 68.2 |
Metro Archbishop: | Geraldo Lyrio Rocha |
Bishop: | Marco Aurélio Gubiotti |
Emeritus Bishops: | 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]