Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Ann | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 742,034 556,525 (75.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 December 1922 (101 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. |
| Bishops emeritus | João Maria Messi, O.S.M. Francesco Biasin |
| Website | |
| www.diocesevr.com.br | |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Bishops of Barra do Piraí (Latin Rite)
- Guilherme Müller (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
- José André Coimbra (1938.02.26 – 1955.06.08), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
- Agnelo Rossi (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo; future Cardinal
- 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), appointed Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais
- Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17)
- João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – 2013.03.13)
- Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito (2013.03.13 - present)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro
References
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
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