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Suffragan diocese Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil

Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

Cachoëiren(sis) de Itapemirim

Latin Church

The Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim is a Latin Church diocese in Espírito Santo, Brazil, established on 16 February 1958 from the Diocese of Espírito Santo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vitória, led by Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., since 2021.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral São Pedro Apóstolo, in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil.

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Established
1958
Catholics
367,165
Priests
74
Territory
10,073 km²

Parishes and churches

40 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Dom Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.
Born
9 June 1948
Birthplace
Castelo
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI (O.F.M.)

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The cathedral

Catedral São Pedro Apóstolo stands in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis de Itapemirim) that forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Vitória in Brazil.

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