Diocese de Itabuna

What Diocese de Itabuna does

The Diocese de Itabuna is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil, operating under the canonical authority of the Holy See and the national coordination of the CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil). It currently sits under the leadership of diocesan bishop Dom Jailton de Oliveira Lino, PSDP, and is part of Sub-Regional N3 Pastoral 7 alongside the Dioceses of Ilhéus and Teixeira de Freitas. The diocese organizes its territory into three foranias (Centro, Norte, Sul) and serves the Catholic faithful across more than 20 parishes, anchored by the Catedral de São José.

Its core service offering is pastoral and sacramental: it delivers sacraments, liturgical celebrations, priestly formation, catechesis, family ministry, prison ministry (Pastoral Carcerária), child development (Pastoral da Criança, present for over 35 years), and lay movements including the Terço dos Homens (with a movement of over 2.5 million men globally), ECC (Encontro de Casais com Cristo), Cursilhos, and PASCOM (Pastoral da Comunicação). Distribution is delivered physically through the parish network and forania centers, and digitally through the official diocesan website (diocesedeitabuna.com.br), Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and the bi-monthly Patris Corde bulletin.

As a non-commercial religious organization, the diocese has no products, no pricing model, and no traditional revenue mechanics. Inflows consist solely of voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations from the faithful; revenue is not publicly disclosed and there is no equity, debt, or funding structure. The institutional footprint is supported by 14 diocesan-curial staff and a broader ordained and lay volunteer base across the parishes and movements.

Name

Diocese de Itabuna

Legal name

Diocese de Itabuna

Website

https://diocesedeitabuna.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Diocese de Itabuna is a Catholic diocese in southern Bahia, Brazil, under Bishop Dom Jailton de Oliveira Lino and the CNBB, serving the local faithful through 20+ parishes organized into three foranias and a network of lay movements and pastorals.

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Product category

Religious Administration and Pastoral Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic pastoral services
• Religious sacraments ministry
• Church administration diocese
• Catechesis faith formation
• Social outreach charity

Headquarters

HQ city

Itabuna

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Diocese de Itabuna is a Roman Catholic diocese headquartered in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil, that coordinates the local administrative and pastoral activities of the Catholic Church across more than 20 parishes organized into three foranias (Centro, Norte, Sul). It delivers liturgical sacraments, priestly formation, catechesis, family ministry, prison ministry, child development programs, communications, and social charitable outreach through its network of clergy, lay movements, and pastoral commissions.

Product overview

Diocese de Itabuna is a Catholic diocese in Bahia, Brazil. Its website serves as an institutional portal providing information about the diocese's pastoral activities, clergy, parishes, sacraments, and religious movements. The site features news updates, bulletins (Patris Corde), information about various church pastorals and movements, and details about diocesan governance. The website does not offer technology products or services in the commercial sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sacramental and Liturgical Services Provision of Catholic sacraments and liturgical celebrations, including the Eucharist, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, ordinations, and the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, delivered through the Catedral de São José and the diocese's parish network for the Catholic faithful of southern Bahia.
• Pastoral da Criança (Child Development Pastoral) Community-based child and maternal development program active for over 35 years in the diocese, promoting integral development of pregnant women and children through parish-based volunteer networks.
• Pastoral Carcerária (Prison Pastoral) Prison ministry created by priests of Church Santa Rita de Cássia to bring pastoral care and the Word to inmates in the public prison system, coordinated by Valdecy Silva Santos.
• Pastoral da Catequese (Catechesis Pastoral) Diocesan catechetical formation program that prepares candidates for the Catechist Ministry, including spiritual retreats and ongoing formation, coordinated by Maria Valdinete Dias dos Santos.
• Terço dos Homens (Men's Rosary Movement) Diocesan prayer movement coordinating men's rosary groups, part of a global movement of more than 2.5 million men; the Diocesan Coordination was founded on 2017-10-20 under Dom Carlos Alberto dos Santos, with five Diocesan Encounters held and a sixth planned for September 2025 in Itororó.
• ECC – Encontro de Casais com Cristo (Encounter of Couples with Christ) Family evangelization movement originally created by Padre Alfonso Pastore in 1970, coordinated by Jailson and Jussélia, offering weekend encounters for couples to deepen faith and marriage.
• Pastoral dos Coroinhas (Altar Servers Pastoral) Pastoral commission supporting altar servers across the diocese, formally instituted as a commission in 2019 under Dom Carlos Alberto, coordinated by Steffane Pereira Isidorio.
• Pastoral da Comunicação (PASCOM) Diocesan communications pastoral present in more than 20 parishes across all foranias, managing institutional communications, social media, and media outreach, with diocesan coordinators and forania-level coordinators for Centro, Norte, and Sul.
• Câmara Eclesiástica Diocesana (Diocesan Ecclesiastical Chamber) Diocesan ecclesiastical tribunal and chamber handling canonical and administrative ecclesiastical matters, moderated by Pe. Vinicius Pinheiro Mascarenhas with auditors, notary, and ecclesiastical experts on staff.
• III Congresso de Mulheres Católicas (Catholic Women Congress) Diocesan congress held at the Catedral diocesana, bringing together Catholic women for formation and fellowship; the third edition in May 2026 drew 1,000 women from Itabuna and over 28 cities in Bahia, plus participants from Vitória (ES) and Fortaleza (CE), up from 400 in the first edition and 600 in the second.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Itabuna is affiliated with the CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil), the national body of the Catholic Church in Brazil. The diocese participates in CNBB initiatives, follows its pastoral directives, and receives reference support from CNBB bishops, including the reference bishop Dom Gil for Sub-Regional N3 Pastoral 7.
• Vatican NewsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe diocese's website features a link to Vatican News, the official news service of the Vatican, supporting the flow of official Church communications to the local faithful.
• Santa Sé (Holy See)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Itabuna is under the spiritual and administrative authority of the Holy See (Vatican). The diocese follows the liturgical calendar, doctrinal directives, and canon law established by the Pope and Roman Curia.
• Diocese of IlhéusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Itabuna collaborates with the Diocese of Ilhéus within Sub-Regional N3 Pastoral 7, sharing pastoral initiatives, regional coordination of the Terço dos Homens movement, and other missionary activities.
• Diocese of Teixeira de FreitasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Itabuna collaborates with the Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas within Sub-Regional N3 Pastoral 7, sharing pastoral coordination and missionary activities.
• Pontifícias Obras Missionárias (POM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe diocese participates in the Pontifical Missionary Works, the Catholic Church's official missionary coordination body, observed during the annual Mês Missionário (Missionary Month) in October.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Archdiocese of Salvador: The metropolitan archdiocese overseeing Bahia's ecclesiastical province, of which the Diocese of Itabuna is suffragan. Operates the same diocesan governance model at a much larger scale in the same Brazilian state.
• CNBB – Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil: National conference of Brazilian bishops to which the Diocese of Itabuna is affiliated. Comparable as the apex governance and coordination body for Catholic dioceses across Brazil.
• Igreja Católica Apostólica Romana no Brasil (Catholic Church in Brazil): The global Catholic Church under whose spiritual and administrative authority the Diocese of Itabuna operates. Comparable as the umbrella institutional structure governing diocesan-level operations worldwide.

Regional players

• Diocese of Amargosa: Another small-to-mid-sized Catholic diocese in the Bahia interior. Comparable structurally as a regional diocesan governance body organizing parishes, pastorals, and lay movements.
• Diocese of Vitória da Conquista: Another regional Catholic diocese in Bahia, serving a comparable mid-sized interior region. Operates the same pastoral, parish, and movement ecosystem as a peer regional diocese.
• Diocese of Jequié: Neighboring Catholic diocese in the interior of Bahia with comparable scale and pastoral focus. Comparable as a regional Catholic governance body serving southern Bahia municipalities.

Direct peers

• Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas: Third member of Sub-Regional N3 Pastoral 7, sharing pastoral coordination and missionary activities with the Diocese of Itabuna. Directly comparable as a regional Catholic diocese in southern Bahia with similar scale and structure.
• Diocese of Ilhéus: Neighboring Catholic diocese in southern Bahia that collaborates directly with the Diocese of Itabuna within Sub-Regional N3 Pastoral 7. Operates the same governance model, sacramental services, and pastoral structure in an adjacent territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/diocesedeitabuna
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@diocesedeitabuna
• Facebookfacebook.com/diocesedeitabuna.bahia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diocese-de-itabuna

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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