Archdiocese of Niterói
| Archdiocese of Niterói | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | José Francisco Rezende Dias |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alano Maria Pena OP |
| Vicar General | Valdir Mesquita Ferreira Lima |
| founding | 1892 |
| surface | 4,728 km² |
| Parishes | 78 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,322,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,249,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 53.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 113 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 39 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,217 |
| Permanent deacons | 80 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 45 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 191 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana São João Batista |
| Website | www.arquidioceseniteroi.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Campos Diocese of Nova Friburgo Diocese of Petrópolis |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói ( lat. : Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Niterói in the state of Rio de Janeiro .
history
The diocese of Niterói was on April 27, 1892 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On November 15, 1895, the Diocese of Niterói gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Diocese of Espírito Santo . Further assignments of territory took place on December 4, 1922 to found the dioceses of Barra do Piraí and Campos and on April 13, 1946 to found the diocese of Petrópolis . The diocese of Niterói gave up on March 26, 1960 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Nova Iguaçu and was raised to the archbishopric at the same time.
In 1996 Archbishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro initiated the construction of a new cathedral in Niterói. The renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer was commissioned with the planning . After Navarro's death in 2003, his successor Alano Maria Pena closed the project. His successor José Francisco Rezende Dias took it up again in 2012.
Bishops
Bishops of Niterói
- Francisco do Rego Maia , 1893–1901, then Bishop of Belém do Pará
- João Francisco Braga , 1902–1907, then Bishop of Curitiba
- Agostinho Francisco Benassi , 1908-1927
- José Pereira Alves , 1928–1947
- João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral , 1948–1954
- Carlos Gouvêa Coelho , 1954–1960, then Archbishop of Olinda e Recife
Archbishops of Niterói
- Antonio de Almeida Moraes Junior , 1960-1979
- José Gonçalves da Costa CSsR , 1979–1990
- Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro , 1990-2003
- Alano Maria Pena OP , 2003-2011
- José Francisco Rezende Dias , since 2011
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Niterói (Portuguese)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Niterói on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 6, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ novacatedral.arqnit.org.br ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese)
