Diocese of Petrópolis, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Petrópolis / Petropolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Niterói

Neighbouring Dioceses: Duque de Caxias (↙), Valença (←), Juiz de Fora (↑), Nova Friburgo (→), 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 (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Petrópolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joel Portella Amado (71)
(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. (63) (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 (77) (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 (Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1957.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.03.07
Died:	2008.07.09 (Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil † 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 (São Manoel, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1941.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.05.22
Died:	2006.07.10 (Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil † 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 (Piracaia, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1930.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.03.28
Died:	1999.03.30 (Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil † 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
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

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