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Suffragan diocese Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda, Brazil

Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda

Barren(sis) de Pirai-Voltaredonden(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda is a Latin Church diocese in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, erected in 1922. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, led since 2019 by Bishop Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Anne (Catedral Sant'Ana), Barra do Piraí, in Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda, Brazil.

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Established
1922
Catholics
556,525
Priests
63
Territory
4,768 km²

Parishes and churches

29 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Born
19 May 1967
Birthplace
São Gonçalo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Anne (Catedral Sant'Ana), Barra do Piraí stands in Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Two cities, Barra do Piraí and Volta Redonda, anchor this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai-Voltaredondensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

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