The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu ( la, Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis) is a

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located in the city of

Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu (, locally: or , ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. Location The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu R ...

in the

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of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

* 26 March 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Iguaçu from the Diocese of Campos, Diocese of Niterói and

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Bishops

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s of Nova Iguaçu (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Gilson Andrade da Silva (2019.05.15 - present) ** Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (2002.07.24 – 2019.05.15) ** Bishop

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(1994.11.09 – 2001.12.19), appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1966.08.29 – 1994.11.09) ** Bishop

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, S.C.I. (1961.12.14 – 1966.02.12), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina ** Bishop Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1960.04.23 – 1961.05.31)

Coadjutor bishop

* Gilson Andrade da Silva (2018-2019)

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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