Diocese of Itapipoca, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Itapipoca / Itapipocan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Fortaleza

Neighbouring Dioceses: Sobral (←), Fortaleza (→), Baturité (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1971.03.13: Established as Diocese of Itapipoca / Itapipocan(us) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza and Diocese of Sobral and became suffragan of Fortaleza)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.10.07 – ...):

Bishop Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Itapipoca (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima (64)
(2020.10.07 – ...)

Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil)

In verbo autem tuo laxabo retia

Born:	1962.01.25 (União dos Palmares, AL, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1992.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.03.25

Priest of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1992.11.01 – 2011.02.02)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus (2011.02.02 – 2020.10.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (2011.02.02 – 2020.10.07)

Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil) (2020.10.07 – ...)

Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. (81)
(2005.05.25 – 2020.10.07)

Bishop emeritus of Itapipoca (Brazil)

Queremos ver Jesus

Born:	1944.05.19 (Espírito Santo do Pinhal, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1971.01.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.07.02

Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil) (2005.05.25 – 2020.10.07)

Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque (97)
(1985.01.04 – 2005.05.25)

Bishop emeritus of Itapipoca (Brazil)

Evangelizare Pauperibus

Born:	1928.07.24 (Coreau, CE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1953.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.05.05

Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil) (1985.01.04 – 2005.05.25)

Bishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte (later Archbishop)
(1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20)

Christus heri et hodie

Born:	1931.06.24 (Fortaleza, CE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1954.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.11.21
Died:	2009.03.15 (São Luís, MA, Brazil † 77)

Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil) (1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1984.03.20 – 2005.09.21)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1987 – 1991)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês, Itapipoca, Ceará

Churches by City (26)

Sobral (←), Fortaleza (→), Baturité (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 11,266 km²

Population: 502,000 Catholics (85.1% of 590,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes, 5 missions

Personnel: 59 priests (56 diocesan, 3 religious), 10 deacons, 82 religious (16 brothers, 66 sisters), 27 seminarians