Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

*Dioecesis Cachoëirensis de Itapemirim*
Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim; Dioecesis Cachoëirensis de Itapemirim
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória
Statistics
Area	10,073 km2 (3,889 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 611,943; 367,165 (60.0%);
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 February 1958 (68 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Pedro Apóstolo
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ângelo Ademir Mezzari
Website
	www.diocesecachoeiro.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis de Itapemirim) is a diocese located in the city of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória in Brazil.

History

16 February 1958: Established as Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim from the Diocese of Espírito Santo

Bishops of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. (2021.02.11 – Present)
- Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2011.04.27 – 2018.11.07), appointed Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
- Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (2003.07.09 – 2010.05.26), appointed Bishop of São João del Rei
- Bishop Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. (1985.12.03 – 2002.12.03), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
- Bishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso (1959.07.25 – 1985.12.03), retired

Juarez Delorto Secco, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro