The Archdiocese of Niteroi (Nictheroy) () is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
archdiocese
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History
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of the
Catholic Church
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in the city of
Niterói
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in
Rio de Janeiro state
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, southeast
Brazil
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. It is a
metropolitan see
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Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
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* Metropolitan ...
.
Its
cathedral
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archiepiscopal see is
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, dedicated to
John the Baptist
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, in
Niterói
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. The city also has a
Minor basilica
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: Basílica Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, dedicated to
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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, and builds a future Cathedral: Nova Catedral São João Batista Nova Catedral São João Batista.
History
* Established on April 27, 1892 as Diocese of Niterói, on territory split off from the then
Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (now Metropolitan)
* Lost territories repeatedly : on 1895.11.15: to establish the
Diocese of Espírito Santo, on 1922.12.04 to establish the
Diocese of Barra do Piraí and
Diocese of Campos (now its Suffragan) and on 1946.04.13 to establish the
Diocese of Petropolis (now its Suffragan)
* March 26, 1960: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói / Nictheroy / Nictheroyen(sis) (Latin), having lost territory to establish the
Diocese of Nova Iguaçu.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,228,000 Catholics (53.8% of 2,283,000 total) on 4,728 km² in 77 parishes and 6 missions with 147 priests (105 diocesan, 42 religious), 75 deacons, 249 lay religious (50 brothers, 199 sisters) and 74 seminarians.
Ecclesiastical Province
The
suffragan
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sees in Niterói's
ecclesiastical province
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are :
*
Diocese of Campos
*
Diocese of Nova Friburgo
*
Diocese of Petrópolis
Episcopal ordinaries, with auxiliary bishops listed alongside
;''Suffragan Bishops of Niterói''
*
Francisco do Rego Maia (1893.09.12 – 1901.06.05); next Bishop of
Belém do Pará
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(Brazil) (1901.06.05 – 1906.04.03), emeritate ('promoted') as
Titular Archbishop
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of
Nicopolis
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(1906.04.03 – death 1928.02.04)
*
João Francisco Braga (1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27); next last Suffragan Bishop of
Curitiba
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(Brazil) (1907.10.27 – 1926.05.10), (see) promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of
Curitiba
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(1926.05.10 – 1935.06.22), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of
Soteropolis (1935.06.22 – death 1937.10.13)
*
Agostinho Francisco Benassi (1908.03.20 – death 1927.01.26)
*
José Pereira Alves (1928.01.27 – death 1947.12.21), previously Bishop of
Natal (Brazil; no Metropolitan) (1922.10.27 – 1928.01.27)
*
José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral (1948.03.20 – death 1954.11.07), previously Bishop of
Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1934.03.24 – 1941.05.12), Bishop of
Amazonas (Brazil) (1941.05.12 – 1948.03.20)
**
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
: José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1953.12.22 – 1955.11.07), Titular Bishop of
Baris in Pisidia (1953.12.22 – 1955.11.07); next Bishop of
Sete Lagoas
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(Brazil) (1955.11.07 – 1964.04.02), Bishop of
Guaxupé
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(Brazil) (1964.04.02 – retired 1976.01.16), died 2009
;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Niterói''
*
Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (1954.12.14 – 1960.04.23), previously Bishop of
Nazaré (Brazil) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14); next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1960.04.23 – death 1964.03.07)
*
Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior (1960.04.23 – retired 1979.04.19), did 1984; previously Bishop of
Montes Claros
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(Brazil) (1948.09.29 – 1951.11.17), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1951.11.17 – 1960.04.23)
*
José Gonçalves da Costa,
Redemptorists
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(C.Ss.R.) (1979.04.19 – retired 1990.05.09), died 2001; previously
Titular Bishop
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of
Rhodopolis (1962.06.25 – 1969.11.24) as
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
of
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1962.06.25 – 1969.11.24), Secretary General of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1964 – 1968), Bishop of
Presidente Prudente (Brazil) (1969.11.24 – 1975.08.19),
Titular Archbishop
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of
Ulcinj
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(1975.08.19 – 1979.04.19) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Niterói (1975.08.19 – succession 1979.04.19)
**
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
: Paulo Lopes de Faria (1980.11.07 – 1983.12.16), Titular Bishop of
Thelepte
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H ...
(1980.11.07 – 1983.12.16); later Bishop of
Itabuna
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(Brazil) (1983.12.16 – 1995.08.02),
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These include:
* Coadjutor bishop ...
of
Diamantina (Brazil) (1995.08.02 – 1997.05.14), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (1997.05.14 – retired 2007.05.30), died 2009
*
Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro (1990.05.09 – death 2003.02.02), previously Titular Bishop of
Cenæ (1975.10.24 – 1981.08.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1975.10.24 – 1981.08.29), Bishop of
Campos (Brazil) (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09)
*
Alano Maria Pena,
Order of Preachers
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(O.P.) (2003.09.24 – retired 2011.11.30), previously Titular Bishop of
Vardimissa (1975.04.07 – 1978.05.26) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1975.04.07 – 1976.07.14) and as
Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1976.07.14 – 1976.11.10), succeeding as last
Bishop-Prelate of
Territorial Prelature of Marabá (Brazil) (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16), (see) promoted first Bishop of
Marabá (1979.10.16 – 1985.07.11), Bishop of
Itapeva (Brazil) (1985.07.11 – 1993.11.24), Bishop of
Nova Friburgo
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(Brazil) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)
**
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
: Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (2007.12.19 – 2011.06.08), Titular Bishop of
Accia (2007.12.19 – 2011.06.08); later Bishop of
Campos (Brazil) (2011.06.08 – ...)
*
José Rezende Francisco Dias (2011.11.30 - ...), previously
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Turres Ammeniæ (2001.03.28 – 2005.03.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (2001.03.28 – 2005.03.30), Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil) (2005.03.30 – 2011.11.30)
**
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
: Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (2017.05.10 – 2020.05.06), Titular Bishop of
Tindari; appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org data for all sections Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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