Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Nova Friburgo Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis | |
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![]() atedral São João Batista in 2013 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Niterói |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,086 km2 (3,894 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 620,000 503,000 (81.1%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 26 March 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São João Batista |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci |
Bishops emeritus | Edney Gouvea Mattoso |
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 (Latin Church)
- Clemente Isnard (23 Apr 1960 – 17 Jul 1992)
- Alano Maria Pena (24 Nov 1993 – 24 Sep 2003), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
- Rafael Llano Cifuentes (12 May 2004 – 20 Jan 2010)
- Edney Gouvea Mattoso (20 Jan 2010 – 22 Jan 2020); formerly an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (6 May 2020–present); formerly Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Niteroi, Brazil.
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2003-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
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