Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca

Diocese of Itapipoca
Diocese of Itapipoca ; Dioecesis Itapipocanus ; Diocese de Itapipoca
	File:PracaItapipoca.jpg Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2006); 457,000; 412,000 (90.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 March 1971 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Itapipoca
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Emeritus Bishops	Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque
Website
	diocesedeitapipoca.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca (Latin: Dioecesis Itapipocanus) is a diocese located in the city of Itapipoca in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.

History

March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Itapipoca from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza

Bishops of Itapipoca (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. (2005.05.25 – present)
- Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque (1985.01.04 – 2005.05.25)
- Bishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte (later Archbishop) (1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20)

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