Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré (Latin: Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
Diocese of Nazaré Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Olinda e Recife |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,986 km2 (2,311 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 904,261 768,261 (85.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 2 August 1918 (102 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. |
| Bishops emeritus | Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. Jorge Tobias de Freitas |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedenazare.org | |
History
- August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Nazaré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
Bishops
- Bishops of Nazaré (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2016.07.13 -
- Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (2007.03.07 – 2015.11.25)
- Bishop Jorge Tobias de Freitas (1986.11.07 – 2006.07.26)
- Bishop Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira (1963.02.25 – 1986.11.07)
- Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23)
- Bishop João de Souza Lima (later Archbishop) (1955.02.06 – 1958.01.16)
- Bishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)
- Bishop Riccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela (1919.07.03 – 1946.08.16)
Auxiliary bishop
- Jaime Mota de Farias (1982-1986), appointed Bishop of Alagoinhas, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral, appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba in 1934
- Gentil Diniz Barreto, appointed Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in 1960
- Manoel dos Reis de Farias, appointed Bishop of Patos, Paraiba in 2001
- Limacêdo Antônio da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2018
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