Diocese of Iguatuvinus Dioecesis Iguatuvinus Diocese de Iguatuvinus | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
Metropolitan | Fortaleza |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,904 km2 (8,457 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 525,000 498,000 (94.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 January 1961 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Iguatu |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques |
Bishops emeritus | Edson de Castro Homem |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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Coordinates: 6°21′33″S39°17′55″W / 6.3592°S 39.2987°W