Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis

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Rite Latin Rite Area 3,075 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)760,000595,000 (78.3%) Established 13 April 1946 (70 years ago) Cathedral Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara Bishop Gregório (Leozírio) Paixão Neto, O.S.B. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Petrópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.

History

April 13, 1946: Established as Diocese of Petrópolis from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Niterói

Bishops of Petrópolis (Roman rite)

Manuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra † (3 January 1948 - 15 February 1984) Retired

José Fernandes Veloso † (15 February 1984 - 15 November 1995) Retired

José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. † (15 November 1995 - 12 May 2004) Retired

Filippo Santoro (12 May 2004 - 21 November 2011) Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto

Gregório (Leozírio) Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (10 October 2012 - present)

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