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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Vacant

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
5,986 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 904,261 768,261 (85.0%)

Established
  
2 August 1918 (98 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré (Latin: Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

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History

  • August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Nazaré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Nazaré (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (2007.03.07 – 2015.11.25)
  • Bishop Jorge Tobias de Freitas (1986.11.07 – 2006.07.26)
  • Bishop Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira (1963.02.25 – 1986.11.07)
  • Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23)
  • Bishop João de Souza Lima (later Archbishop) (1955.02.06 – 1958.01.16)
  • Bishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)
  • Bishop Riccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela (1919.07.03 – 1946.08.16)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré Wikipedia
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