Diocese of Itapipoca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapipoca (Latin: Dioecesis Itapipocana) is located in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil. On March 13, 1971, it was established as the Diocese of Itapipoca from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza.

Diocese of Itapipoca Dioecesis Itapipocana Diocese de Itapipoca
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Fortaleza
Metropolitan	Fortaleza
Statistics
Area	11,266 km2 (4,350 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 457,000 412,000 (90.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 March 1971 (55 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Itapipoca
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gregório Leozírio Ben Lâmed da Paixão Neto, O.S.B.
Bishops emeritus	Antônio Roberto Cavuto, OFMCap Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque
Website
diocesedeitapipoca.org.br

Leadership

• Bishops of Itapipoca (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima (2020.10.07 – Present)
  • Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, OFMCap (2005.05.25 – 2020.10.07), retired
  • Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque (1985.01.04 – 2005.05.25), retired
  • Bishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte (1971.06.25 – 1984.03.20), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine