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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Nazaré
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré () is located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil. On August 2, 1918 it was established as Diocese of Nazaré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife. Bishops * Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...s of Nazaré (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2016.07.13 – present) ** Severino Batista de França, OFMCap (2007.03.07 – 2015.11.25) ** Jorge Tobias de Freitas (1986.11.07 – 2006.07.26) ** Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira (1963.02.25 – 1986.11.07) ** Manuel Pereira da Costa (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23) ** João de Souza Lima (later Archbishop) (1955.02.06 – 1958.01.16) ** Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |