Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo

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Diocese of Nova Friburgo
Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Niterói
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 10,086 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

620,000 (2004)
503,000 (81.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral São João Batista
Ordinaries
Bishop: Rafael Llano Cifuentes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo {Latin: Neo-Friburgen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Nova Friburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.

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[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Nova Friburgo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes (2004.05.12 – present)
    • Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)
    • Bishop Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard, O.S.B. (1960.04.23 – 1992.07.17)

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