The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabuna () is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Bahia state, eastern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Itabuna.
Statistics As of 2022, it pastorally served 337,600 Catholics (74.0% of 456,216 total) on 10,692km² in 33 parishes with 40 priests (32 diocesan, 8 religious), 8 deacons, 27 lay religious (8 brothers, 19 sisters) and 12 seminarians.
History Established on 7 November 1978 as Diocese of Itabuna, on territory split off from the Diocese of Ilhéus. Lost territory on 12 June 1996 to establish the Diocese of Eunápolis.
Episcopal ordinaries (all Roman rite)
Suffragan Bishops of Itabuna Homero Leite Meira (7 November 1978 – 24 September 1980), appointed Bishop of Irecê, Bahia Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (24 September 1980 – 20 July 1983), resigned Paulo Lopes de Faria (16 December 1983 – 2 August 1995), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais Czesław Stanula, C.Ss.R. (27 August 1997 – 1 February 2017), retired Carlos Alberto dos Santos (1 February 2017 – 30 October 2024), resigned Apostolic Administrator Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P (30 October 2024 – 25 February 2025 see below) Jailton de Oliveira Lino, (see above 25 February 2025 – Present)
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with oggle map and – satellite photo – data for all sections Catholic Hierarchy