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Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda

Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai-Voltaredondensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito, Bishop
  • Francesco Biasin, Bishop Emeritus
  • João Maria Messi, O.S.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Barra do Piraí
4 December 1922ErectedDiocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) Diocese of Barra do Piraí (erected)
Diocese of Campos (erected)
27 March 1925Territory LostDiocese of Barra do Piraí Diocese of Valença (erected)
13 April 1946Territory LostDiocese of Barra do Piraí (S. Joâo de Nerity and Gaxias)
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy) (Sâo Pedro d'Alcantara do Petropolis, S. Antonio do Alto da Serra, San Norberto, Cascatinha, Itaipava, Sào José do Rio Preto, S. Antonio do Alto da Serra de Sebastiana, Nossa Senhora da Piedade di Mage, S. Nicolau da Surui, Irihomirim, Gapimirim, Nossa...)
Diocese of Petrópolis (erected)
26 March 1960Territory LostDiocese of Barra do Piraí (Nova Iguacú, Nilópolis, Itaguaí, Mangaratiba, district of Tairetá, and region Sertâo (Vassouras))
Diocese of Petrópolis (Our Lady of Graces, from St. John the Baptist and from St. Matthew in the city of St. John of Merit)
Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (erected)
13 June 1960Territory AddedDiocese of Valença (Ipiabas) Diocese of Barra do Piraí
Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
26 January 1965Name ChangedDiocese of Barra do Piraí Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
14 March 1980Territory LostDiocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Angra dos Reis and Parati)
Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (Itaguai and Mangaratiba)
Diocese of Itaguaí (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Barra do Piraí
1950350,000400,00087.5%3119507,000207134ap1951
1959650,000800,00081.3%40651056,1909013549ap1960
Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
1966600,000600,000100.0%23315411,111356232ap1967
1970300,000500,00060.0%2332555,454439542ap1971
1976337,000524,00064.3%2028487,02033415326ap1977
1980375,000608,06061.7%2230527,2114499226ap1981
1990688,224770,70889.3%27214814,33835111226ap1991
1999592,605790,14075.0%28154313,78122510120ap2000
2000563,507751,34375.0%28194711,9892299522ap2001
2001556,525742,03475.0%26194512,36722810122ap2002
2002556,525742,03475.0%26174312,9422189922ap2003
2003556,525742,03475.0%27164312,9422199422ap2004
2004556,525742,03475.0%28154312,9423188422ap2005
2006572,000761,00075.2%31174811,9163217422ap2007
2012683,000813,00084.0%40165612,19615166722ap2013
2015700,000832,00084.1%45176211,29019184728ap2016
2018606,000824,56073.5%4714619,93420154728ap2019
2020615,800837,60073.5%48136110,09519164728ap2021
2022625,000850,00073.5%5013639,92018143129ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Barra do Piraí
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 906, and Page 907
  • Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 873, and Page 874

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