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Suffragan diocese Itabuna, Brazil

Diocese of Itabuna

Itabunen(sis)

The Diocese of Itabuna is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the state of Bahia, Brazil, established in 1978 from territory of the Diocese of Ilheus. Its current bishop, Dom Jailton de Oliveira Lino, took canonical possession in April 2025.

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The address the register holds for Catedral Sao Jose, in Itabuna, Brazil.

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Established
1978
Catholics
550,000
Priests
40
Territory
14,533 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jailton de Oliveira Lino

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The cathedral

Catedral Sao Jose stands in Itabuna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Bahia state in eastern Brazil, the Diocese of Itabuna (Latin: Dioecesis Itabunensis) serves as a Latin suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia. Its episcopal seat is the Catedral São José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Itabuna.

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