Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu
Diocese of Nova Iguaçu Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
Statistics | |
Area | 983 km2 (380 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,755,770 1,023,000 (58.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 March 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Jacutinga |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gilson Andrade da Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. |
Bishops emeritus | Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. |
Website | |
www.mitrani.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Iguaçu in the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 26 March 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Iguaçu from the Diocese of Campos, Diocese of Niterói and Diocese of Valença
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Nova Iguaçu (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Gilson Andrade da Silva (2019.05.15 - present)
- Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (2002.07.24 – 2019.05.15)
- Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. (1994.11.09 – 2001.12.19), appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. (1966.08.29 – 1994.11.09)
- Bishop Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. (1961.12.14 – 1966.02.12), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina
- Bishop Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1960.04.23 – 1961.05.31)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Gilson Andrade da Silva (2018-2019)
References
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine