Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
|
Diocese of Nova Friburgo
Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis
|
|
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Niterói |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 620,000 503,000 (81.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 26 March 1960 (64 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São João Batista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edney Gouvea Mattoso |
| Emeritus Bishops | Rafael Llano Cifuentes |
| Website | |
| diocesenf.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Friburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
History
- March 26, 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Friburgo from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Petrópolis
Leadership
- Bishops of Nova Friburgo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Edney Gouvea Mattoso (2010.01.20 - present); formerly an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes (2004.05.12 – 2010.01.20)
- Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)
- Bishop Clemente Isnard, O.S.B. (1960.04.23 – 1992.07.17)
References
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
.svg){kind=small} |
This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Brazil articles missing geocoordinate data
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Niterói
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1960 establishments in Brazil
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
