Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano
Itabiren(sis)-Fabriciannen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Itabira–Fabriciano, Brazil
The Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil, created in 1965 by Pope Paul VI. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mariana with sees in Itabira and Coronel Fabriciano.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1965
- Latin
- Itabiren(sis)-Fabriciannen(sis)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora Aparecida
- Annuario code
- 001001688
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 675,975
- Population
- 728,917
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 92.7%
- Priests
- 73
- Catholics per priest
- 9,260
- Extent
- 8,724 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 77
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
The register holds no ordinary for this see. Where a chair is vacant the vacancy is the fact, and it is recorded rather than filled in. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Itabira stands in Itabira–Fabriciano, 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 Mariana
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mariana.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CaratingaCaratinga
- Diocese of Governador ValadaresGovernador Valadares
- Archdiocese of MarianaMariana
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Two cities, Itabira and Coronel Fabriciano, share this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Itabirensis-Fabriciannensis), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.