Diocese of Nova Iguaçu
Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis
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Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
Statistics | |
Area | 983 km2 (380 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,755,770 1,023,000 (58.3%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 March 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Jacutinga |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gilson Andrade da Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. |
Bishops emeritus | Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. |
Website | |
www.mitrani.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Iguaçu in the ecclesiastical provinceofSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
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