Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda is a diocese
located in the cities of Barra do Piraí
and Volta Redonda
in the Ecclesiastical province
of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the cities of Barra do Piraí
Barra do Piraí
Barra do Piraí is a Brazilian city of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 94,332 and its area is 578 km². The area is 582,1 km². It is 127 km far away from Rio de Janeiro.-References:...
and Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda is the name of a city in the Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with 182.81 km² of area, located from 350m to 707m from the sea level and with a population of 259,811 inhabitants . The area around the city has nearly 700,000...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
History
- December 4, 1922: Established as Diocese of Barra do Piraí from the Diocese of Niterói
- January 26, 1965: Renamed as Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda
Leadership
- Bishops of Barra do Piraí (Latin Rite)
- Guilherme Müller (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
- José André Coimbra (1938.02.26 – 1955.06.08)
- Agnelo Rossi (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06)
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1963.04.04 – 1965.01.26)
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Latin Rite)- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1965.01.26 – 1966.06.27)
- Waldyr Calheiros NovaesWaldyr Calheiros NovaesWaldyr Calheiros Novaes, is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Waldyr Calheiros Novaes was born in Marici, Brazil and ordained a priest on July 25, 1948. Novaes was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of ão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as well as Titular Bishop of Mulia on...
(1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17, retired) - João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – present)