Diocese of Itabuna
Itabunen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Itabuna, Brazil
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 7 November 1978
- Latin
- Itabunen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001001689
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 550,000
- Population
- 650,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 84.6%
- Priests
- 40
- Catholics per priest
- 13,750
- Extent
- 14,533 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 38
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
- Jailton de Oliveira Lino
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 Sao Jose stands in Itabuna, 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 Salvador da Bahia
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Sao Salvador da Bahia.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cruz das AlmasCruz das Almas
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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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.