Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Nova Friburgo
latin= Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Niterói
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral São João Batista
cocathedral =
area= 10,086
population= 620,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 503,000
catholics_percent= 81.1
bishop= Rafael Llano Cifuentes
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo {Latin: " Neo-Friburgen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Nova Friburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
History
* March 26, 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Friburgo from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Petrópolis
Leadership
* Bishops of Nova Friburgo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes (2004.05.12 – present)
** Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)
** Bishop Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard, O.S.B. (1960.04.23 – 1992.07.17)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/nova1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnofr.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://sites.uol.com.br/mitra-friburgo/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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