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Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí Volta Redonda

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
4,768 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 24 2442-0899

Bishop
  
Francisco Biasin

Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda

Ecclesiastical province
  
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 742,034 556,525 (75.0%)

Established
  
4 December 1922 (94 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí

Address
  
R. Padre Alfredo, 38 - Centro, Barra do Piraí - RJ, 27123-130, Brazil

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Latin: Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Barra do Piraí and Volta Redonda in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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History

  • 4 December 1922: Established as Diocese of Barra do Piraí from the Diocese of Niterói
  • 26 January 1965: Renamed as Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Barra do Piraí (Latin Rite)
  • Guilherme Müller (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
  • José André Coimbra (1938.02.26 – 1955.06.08)
  • Agnelo Rossi (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06)
  • Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1963.04.04 – 1965.01.26)
  • Bishops of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Latin Rite)
  • Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1965.01.26 – 1966.06.27)
  • Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17, retired)
  • João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
  • Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda Wikipedia
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