Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba (Latin: Dioecesis Ituiutabensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ituiutaba in the ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.^[1]

Diocese of Ituiutaba Dioecesis Ituiutabensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Uberaba
Statistics
Area	22,742 km2 (8,781 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 345,000 295,000 (85.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 October 1982 (42 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São José
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Irineu Andreassa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paulo Mendes Peixoto
Map

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba.

Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba.

Regional CNBB Leste 2.

History

• 16 October 1982: Established as Diocese of Ituiutaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba and Diocese of Uberlândia

Bishops

• Bishops of Ituiutaba (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1983.01.22 – 1988.11.09), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado (1989.09.24 – 2006.11.22), appointed Bishop of São Carlos, São Paulo
  • Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (2007.09.19 – 2015.09.30), appointed Bishop of Lins, São Paulo
  • Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. (2016.11.30 - 2025.5.22)
  • Bishop Valter Magno de Carvalho (2025.5.22 - present) ^[2]

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• João Gilberto de Moura, appointed Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul in 2013