Diocese of Itabuna

Diocese of Itabuna

Dioecesis Itabunensis
Coat of arms
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area14,533 km2 (5,611 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 650,000
  • 550,000 (84.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 November 1978 (47 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São José
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCarlos Alberto dos Santos
Metropolitan ArchbishopMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabuna (Latin: Dioecesis Itabunensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Bahia state, eastern Brazil.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Itabuna.

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