Roman Catholic Diocese of Imperatriz
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Diocese of Imperatriz Dioecesis Imperatricis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,659 km2 (8,749 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 470,000 376,000 (80.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1987 (30 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Fátima |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira |
Coordinates: 5°31′49.3″S 47°27′23.3″W / 5.530361°S 47.456472°W
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Imperatriz (Latin: Dioecesis Imperatricis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of São Luís do Maranhão in northeastern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Fátima, dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, in the city of Imperatriz, Maranhão state.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 414,000 Catholics (79.9% of 518,000 total) on 25,958 km² in 27 parishes and 2 missions with 43 priests (29 diocesan, 14 religious), 1 deacon, 65 lay religious (19 brothers, 46 sisters) and 7 seminarians .
(all Roman rite)
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