The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré () is located in the city of
Nazaré da Mata
Nazaré da Mata is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 62 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 32,573 people, and it is well known as the town of '' Mar ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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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
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Bishop
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s of Nazaré (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
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Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2016.07.13 – present)
** Severino Batista de França, OFMCap (2007.03.07 – 2015.11.25)
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Jorge Tobias de Freitas (1986.11.07 – 2006.07.26)
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Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira (1963.02.25 – 1986.11.07)
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Manuel Pereira da Costa (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23)
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João de Souza Lima (later Archbishop) (1955.02.06 – 1958.01.16)
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Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)
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Riccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela (1919.07.03 – 1946.08.16)
Auxiliary bishop
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Jaime Mota de Farias (1982-1986), appointed Bishop of Alagoinhas, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral, appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba in 1934
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Gentil Diniz Barreto, appointed Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in 1960
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Manoel dos Reis de Farias, appointed Bishop of Patos, Paraiba in 2001
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Limacêdo Antônio da Silva, appointed Auxiliary bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2018
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1918
Nazare, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Pernambuco
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