Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Nova Friburgo / Neo-Friburgen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Niterói
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Imaculada Conceição (December 8)
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Bishop (2020.05.06 – ...): | Bishop Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (58) |
Bishops of Nova Friburgo (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (58) Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)
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Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto (82) | ||||||||||
Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso (67) Bishop emeritus of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)
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Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes, Opus Dei
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Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (89) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Niterói (Brazil)
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Bishop Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard, O.S.B.
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Area: 9,819 km²
Population: 716,300 Catholics (73.8% of 970,400 total)
Pastoral Centres: 60 parishes, 8 missions
Personnel: 80 priests (68 diocesan, 12 religious), 18 deacons, 99 religious (29 brothers, 70 sisters), 24 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.12.15
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