Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva

The diocese Itapeva (Latin: Dioecesis Itapevensis ) is a location in São Paulo, Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Itapeva.

History

Pope Paul VI. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Quantum save bonae on March 2, 1968 from annexations of the dioceses Sorocaba and Botucatu and it became the Archdiocese of São Paulo assumed as suffragan.

Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment:

On 29 April 1992, it was a part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Sorocaba.

Territory

The diocese Itapeva includes the municipalities Apiai, Barao de Antonina, Barra do Chapéu, Bom Sucesso de Itararé, Buri, Capão Bonito, Coronel Macedo, Guapiara, Itaberá, Itai, Itaoca, Itapeva, Itapirapuã Paulista, Itaporanga, Itararé, Ribeira, Ribeirão Branco, Ribeirão Grande, Riversul and Taquarituba the State of São Paulo.

Bishops of Itapeva

• Silvio Maria Dário (27 March 1968-2. May 1974 )
• José Lambert Filho CSS (4 January 1975-30. November 1979, then Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba )
• Fernando Legal SDB (28 March 1980-25. April 1985, then Bishop of Limeira )
• Alano Maria Pena OP (11 July 1985-24. November 1993, then Bishop of Nova Friburgo )
• José Moreira de Melo ( since January 17, 1996)