Diocese of Petrópolis, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Petrópolis / Petropolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Niterói

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1946.04.13: Established as Diocese of Petrópolis / Petropolitan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Niterói and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
1960.03.26: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Nova Iguaçu and became suffragan of Niterói
1980.10.11: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Duque de Caxias

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.01.31 – ...):

Bishop Joel Portella Amado (70)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Petrópolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joel Portella Amado (70)
(2024.01.31 – ...)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

Omnibus omnia propter evangelium

Born:	1954.10.02 (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1982.10.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.01.28

Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1982.10.12 – 2016.12.07)

Titular Bishop of Carmeiano (2016.12.07 – 2024.01.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (2016.12.07 – 2024.01.31)

General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2019.05.06 – 2023.04.24)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (2024.01.31 – ...)

Bishop Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (62) (later Archbishop)
(2012.10.10 – 2023.10.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Parare vias Domini / Preparar os caminhos do senhor

Born:	1962.11.03 (Aracaju, SE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.07.29

Titular Bishop of Ficus (2006.06.07 – 2012.10.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (2006.06.07 – 2012.10.10)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (2012.10.10 – 2023.10.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (2023.10.11 – ...)

Bishop Filippo Santoro (76) (later Archbishop)
(2004.05.12 – 2011.11.21)

Special Delegate to Memores Domini Lay Association
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taranto (Italy)

Verbum Caro Factum

Born:	1948.07.12 (Carbonara, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1972.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.06.29

Priest of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) (1972.05.20 – 1996.04.10)

Titular Bishop of Tuscamia (1996.04.10 – 2004.05.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1996.04.10 – 2004.05.12)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (2004.05.12 – 2011.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy) (2011.11.21 – 2023.07.22)

Special Delegate to Memores Domini Lay Association (2021.09.25 – ...)

Bishop José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J.
(1995.11.15 – 2004.05.12)

Ele, Cristo é nossa paz

Born:	1928.08.26 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1957.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.03.07
Died:	2008.07.09 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Ausuccura (1986.12.12 – 1995.11.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1986.12.12 – 1995.11.15)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (1995.11.15 – 2004.05.12)

Bishop José Fernandes Veloso
(1984.02.15 – 1995.11.15)

Veritatem facientes in caritate

Born:	1916.03.04 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1941.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.05.22
Died:	2006.07.10 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Proconsulari (1966.03.23 – 1981.11.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (1966.03.23 – 1981.11.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (1981.11.26 – 1984.02.15)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (1984.02.15 – 1995.11.15)

Bishop Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra
(1948.01.03 – 1984.02.15)

Born:	1906.11.11 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1930.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.03.28
Died:	1999.03.30 († 92)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil) (1948.01.03 – 1984.02.15)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José Fernandes Veloso (1981.11.26 – 1984.02.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Fernandes Veloso (1966.03.23 – 1981.11.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (51)

Duque de Caxias (↙), Valença (←), Juiz de Fora (↑), Nova Friburgo (→), Niterói (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,880 km²

Population: 656,000 Catholics (77.4% of 848,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 48 parishes

Personnel: 121 priests (90 diocesan, 31 religious), 56 deacons, 268 religious (89 brothers, 179 sisters), 39 seminarians