Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Itapipoca | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Itapipocana |
Local: | Diocese de Itapipoca |
Country: | Brazil |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 13 March 1971 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Itapipoca |
Area Km2: | 11,266 |
Population: | 457,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 412,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 90.2 |
Metro Archbishop: | José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques |
Emeritus Bishops: | 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.