Diocese of Petrópolis Dioecesis Petropolitanus |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Metropolitan | Niterói |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,075 km2 (1,187 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 760,000 595,000 (78.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Vacant see (sede vacante); Bishop Filippo Santoro was named Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto, Italy |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Petrópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.