Diocese of Nova Friburgo Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Niterói |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,086 km2 (3,894 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 620,000 503,000 (81.1%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 26 March 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São João Batista |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci |
Bishops emeritus | Edney Gouvea Mattoso |
Website | |
diocesenf.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Friburgo in the ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.