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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Edney Gouvea Mattoso

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
10,086 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 620,000 503,000 (81.1%)

Established
  
26 March 1960 (56 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral São João Batista

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói

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.

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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

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo Wikipedia
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