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Diocese of Nova Friburgo

Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 March 1960
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Niterói
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 9,819 (3,792 Square Miles)
  • Description: Center-North of the State of Rio de Janeiro
  • Conference Region: Leste 1
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesenf.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Augusto Spinelli 41, 28610-190 Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil
  • Telephone: (022)2522-2799
  • Fax: 2533-1376

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 March 1960ErectedDiocese of Campos (Casimiro de Abreu, Conceição de Macabu, Macaé, Santa Maria Madalena, São Sebastião do Alto, Trajano de Moráis, and parts of Cordeiro)
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) (Bom Jardim, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Cantagalo, Duas Barras, Itaocara, Nova Friburgo, and parts of Cordeiro)
Diocese of Valença (Carmo and Sumidouro)
Diocese of Nova Friburgo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965280,000321,42087.1%3122535,283317325ap1967
1970350,000409,67785.4%3020507,0002614930ap1971
1976350,000409,67785.4%2422467,6083814834ap1977
1980356,000417,00085.4%2921507,1202914937ap1981
1990384,000452,00085.0%2319429,1422412841ap1991
1999160,000169,24694.5%2624503,200305643ap2000
2000170,000180,00094.4%2624503,400305644ap2001
2001173,000184,00094.0%388463,760145747ap2002
2002192,000615,08231.2%638712,704486550ap2003
2003500,000620,00080.6%659746,7561596752ap2004
2004503,000620,00081.1%639726,9861496750ap2005
2013638,000694,00091.9%5519748,62127467855ap2014
2016653,000712,00091.7%6416808,16227418148ap2017
2019688,800908,00075.9%6212749,30821337560ap2020
2021698,860946,68073.8%6512779,07621337560ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 876, to Page 879

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