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

Ecclesiastical province São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)742,034556,525 (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.

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

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)

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