Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Nazaré
latin= Dioecesis Nazarensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Olinda e Recife
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
cocathedral =
area= 5,986
population= 904,261
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 768,261
catholics_percent= 85.0
bishop= Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré {Latin: " Nazaren(sis) in Brasilia"} is a diocese located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History

* August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Nazaré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Leadership

* Bishops of Nazaré (Roman rite)
** Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (2007.03.07 – present)
** 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)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/naza0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnaza.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocesedenazare.org/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]