Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
| Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
| Diocesan bishop | Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
João Maria Messi OSM Francisco Biasin |
| founding | 1922 |
| surface | 4,623 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 832,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 700,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 84.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 45 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,290 |
| Permanent deacons | 19 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 18 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 47 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Sant'Ana |
| Website | www.diocesevr.com.br |
The Diocese of Barra do Pirai Volta Redonda ( Latin Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai-Voltaredondensis , Portuguese Diocese de Barra do Pirai Volta Redonda ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Volta Redonda in the state of Rio de Janeiro .
history
The diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda was on December 4, 1922 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad supremae Apostolicae Sedis from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Niterói as the Diocese of Barra do Piraí . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as a suffragan . On March 27, 1925, the Diocese of Barra do Piraí gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Valença . Further territorial assignments took place on April 13, 1946 to found the diocese of Petrópolis and on March 26, 1960 to found the diocese of Nova Friburgo .
On January 26, 1965, the diocese of Barra do Piraí was renamed Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda . The diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda gave on March 14, 1980 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Itaguaí .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Barra do Piraí
- Guilherme Müller , 1925-1935
- José André Coimbra , 1938–1955, then Bishop of Patos de Minas
- Agnelo Rossi , 1956–1962, then Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro , 1963-1965
Bishops of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro, 1965–1966, then Bishop of Araçuaí
- Waldyr Calheiros Novaes , 1966-1999
- João Maria Messi OSM , 1999-2011
- Francisco Biasin , 2011–2019
- Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Portuguese)
- Entry for the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 27, 2018. (English)