Archdiocese of Niterói, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1892.04.27: Established as Diocese of Niterói / Nictheroy / Nictheroyen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
- 1895.11.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Espírito Santo
- 1897.07.06: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- 1922.12.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Campos
- 1946.04.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Petrópolis
- 1960.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói / Nictheroy / Nictheroyen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Campos, Nova Friburgo and Petrópolis and lost territory to establish Diocese of Nova Friburgo)
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Niterói (Roman Rite) |
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 Archbishop José Francisco Rezende Dias (68) (2011.11.30 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil)Vivamos por Ele |
 Archbishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (88) (2003.09.24 – 2011.11.30)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Niterói (Brazil)Ut unum SintBorn:1935.10.07 (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1961.10.28Consecrated Bishop:1975.05.25Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1975.04.07 – 1976.07.14)Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1975.04.07 – 1978.05.26)Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1976.07.14 – 1976.11.10)Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16)Bishop of Marabá (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1985.07.11)Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil) (1985.07.11 – 1993.11.24)Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (2003.09.24 – 2011.11.30) |
| Archbishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro (1990.05.09 – 2003.02.02)Cum Maria matre JesuBorn:1931.10.30 (Engenho Novo, RJ, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1959.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1975.12.12Died:2003.02.02 († 71)Titular Bishop of Cenæ (1975.10.24 – 1981.08.29)Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1975.10.24 – 1981.08.29)Bishop of Campos (Brazil) (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09)Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1990.05.09 – 2003.02.02) |
| Archbishop José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. (1979.04.19 – 1990.05.09)Amoris officium pascere |
| Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior (1960.03.26 – 1979.04.19)Anuntiabo veritatemBorn:1904.06.26 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1927.10.02Consecrated Bishop:1948.12.12Died:1984.11.12 († 80)Bishop of Montes Claros (Brazil) (1948.09.29 – 1951.11.17)Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1951.11.17 – 1960.03.26)Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1960.03.26 – 1979.04.19) |
| Bishops of Niterói (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop) (1954.12.14 – 1960.03.26)In caritate ChristiBorn:1907.12.28 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1930.02.09Consecrated Bishop:1948.05.02Died:1964.03.07 († 56)Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1954.12.14 – 1960.03.26)Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1960.03.26 – 1964.03.07) |
| Bishop José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral (1948.03.20 – 1954.11.07)Pasce agnos meosBorn:1898.02.08 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1921.03.20Consecrated Bishop:1934.05.20Died:1954.11.07 († 56)Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1934.03.24 – 1941.05.12)Bishop of Amazonas (Brazil) (1941.05.12 – 1948.03.20)Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1948.03.20 – 1954.11.07) |
| Bishop José Pereira Alves (1928.01.27 – 1947.12.21)In finem dilexitBorn:1885.03.05 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1907.11.17Consecrated Bishop:1923.03.04Died:1947.12.21 († 62)Bishop of Natal (Brazil) (1922.10.27 – 1928.01.27)Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1928.01.27 – 1947.12.21) |
| Bishop Agostinho Francisco Benassi (1908.03.20 – 1927.01.26)In veritate et caritateBorn:1868.11.17 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1891.05.23Consecrated Bishop:1908.05.10Died:1927.01.26 († 58)Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1908.03.20 – 1927.01.26) |
| Bishop João Francisco Braga (later Archbishop) (1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27)Amore et fortitudineBorn:1868.08.24 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1900.04.17Consecrated Bishop:1902.08.24Died:1937.10.13 († 69)Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27)Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1907.10.27 – 1926.05.10)Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1926.05.10 – 1935.06.22)Titular Archbishop of Soteropolis (1935.06.22 – 1937.10.13) |
| Bishop Francisco do Rego Maia (later Archbishop) (1893.09.12 – 1901.06.05)Deus meus et omniaBorn:1849.09.29 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1872.02.04Consecrated Bishop:1893.11.26Died:1928.02.04 († 78)Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1893.09.12 – 1901.06.05)Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1901.06.05 – 1906.04.03)Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis (1906.04.03 – 1928.02.04) |
Former Prelates
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 4,728 km²
Population: 1,371,000 Catholics (53.8% of 2,548,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 78 parishes, 7 missions
Personnel: 148 priests (111 diocesan, 37 religious), 86 deacons, 223 religious (41 brothers, 182 sisters), 73 seminarians