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
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceOlinda e Recife
Statistics
Area5,986 km2 (2,311 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
904,261
768,261 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 August 1918 (102 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.
Bishops emeritusSeverino 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

References


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