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Suffragan diocese Itaguaí, Brazil

Diocese of Itaguaí

Itaguaien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Itaguai is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established in 1980. Its cathedral is dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Sao Francisco Xavier, in Itaguaí, Brazil.

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Established
1980
Catholics
240,000
Priests
21
Territory
2,549 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento
Born
14 April 1963
Birthplace
Lagarto

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The cathedral

Catedral Sao Francisco Xavier stands in Itaguaí, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

This diocese, known in Latin as Dioecesis Itaguaiensis, lies within the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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