Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói explained
| Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
| Niterói |
| Latin: | Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 27 April 1892 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| Area Km2: | 4,453 |
| Population: | 2,094,288 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 1,277,516 |
| Catholics Percent: | 61.0 |
| Bishop: | José Rezende Francisco Dias |
| Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
| Auxiliary Bishops: | Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R. |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Alano Maria Pena, O.P. |
The Archdiocese of Niteroi (Nictheroy) (Latin: Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil. It is a metropolitan see.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, dedicated to John the Baptist, in Niterói. The city also has a Minor basilica : Basílica Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and builds a future Cathedral: Nova Catedral São João Batista Nova Catedral São João Batista.
History
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 sees in Niterói's ecclesiastical province are :
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 (Brazil) (1901.06.05 – 1906.04.03), emeritate ('promoted') as Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis (1906.04.03 – death 1928.02.04)
- João Francisco Braga (1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27); next last Suffragan Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1907.10.27 – 1926.05.10), (see) promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (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: 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 (Brazil) (1955.11.07 – 1964.04.02), Bishop of Guaxupé (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 (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 (C.Ss.R.) (1979.04.19 – retired 1990.05.09), died 2001; previously Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis (1962.06.25 – 1969.11.24) as Auxiliary Bishop 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 of Ulcinj (1975.08.19 – 1979.04.19) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Niterói (1975.08.19 – succession 1979.04.19)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Paulo Lopes de Faria (1980.11.07 – 1983.12.16), Titular Bishop of Thelepte (1980.11.07 – 1983.12.16); later Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil) (1983.12.16 – 1995.08.02), Coadjutor Archbishop 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 (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 (Brazil) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)
- Auxiliary Bishop: 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 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: Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (2017.05.10 – 2020.05.06), Titular Bishop of Tindari; appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo
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