Diocese of Imperatriz
Imperatricis
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Imperatriz, Brazil
The Diocese of Imperatriz is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Maranhao, northeastern Brazil, erected in 1987 from territory of the Diocese of Carolina. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sao Luis do Maranhao and its cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 27 June 1987
- Latin
- Imperatricis
- Patron
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Annuario code
- 001001657
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 376,000
- Population
- 470,000
- Catholic share
- 80.0%
- Priests
- 53
- Catholics per priest
- 7,094
- Extent
- 22,659 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 17
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Vilson Basso
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Fatima stands in Imperatriz, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Sao Luis do Maranhao
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Sao Luis do Maranhao.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CoroatáCoroatá
- Diocese of PinheiroPinheiro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In northeastern Brazil, the Diocese of Imperatriz (Latin: Dioecesis Imperatricis) is a suffragan Latin see within the province of the Metropolitan of São Luís do Maranhão. Its episcopal seat is the Catedral Nossa Senhora da Fátima, dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, in the city of Imperatriz in Maranhão state.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].