Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca is a diocese
located in the city of Itapipoca
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Fortaleza
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Itapipoca
Itapipoca
Itapipoca is a city in Ceará, Brazil. It is located at around . It was founded in 1823. It is far from Fortaleza about 130 km.Probably the most known Itapipoca citizen is the entertainer and politician Tiririca....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Fortaleza
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.-History:On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. Formerly a part of the Diocese of Pernambuco, the district was erected into a...
in Brazil.
History
- March 13, 1971: Established as Diocese of Itapipoca from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s 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 PontePaulo Eduardo Andrade PontePaulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte was the Brazilian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão from 1984 until his retirement in 2005...
(later Archbishop) (1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20)