Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda
Latin:	Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	4 December 1922 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí
Area Km2:	4,768
Population:	742,034
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	556,525
Catholics Percent:	75.0
Metro Archbishop:	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Bishop:	Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Website:	www.diocesevr.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Latin: Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Barra do Piraí and Volta Redonda in the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

4 December 1922: Established as Diocese of Barra do Piraí from the Diocese of Niterói
26 January 1965: Renamed as Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda

Bishops of Barra do Piraí (Latin Rite)
- Guilherme Müller (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
- José André Coimbra (1938.02.26 – 1955.06.08), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
- Agnelo Rossi (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo; future Cardinal
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1963.04.04 – 1965.01.26)
Bishops of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Latin Rite)
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1965.01.26 – 1966.06.27), appointed Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais
- Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17)
- João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – 2013.03.13)
- Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito (2013.03.13 - present)

Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro