Suffragan diocese Nazaré, Brazil
Diocese of Nazaré
Nazaren(sis) in Brasilia
Latin Church
The Diocese of Nazaré is a Latin Rite diocese seated in Nazaré da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil, erected on 2 August 1918 from the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, of which it is a suffragan.
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- Established
- 1918
- Catholics
- 768,261
- Priests
- 81
- Territory
- 5,986 km²
Parishes and churches
40 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São JoséFrei MiguelinhoView parish
- São JoséSurubimView parish
- São JoséVertentesView parish
- São SebastiãoItaquitingaView parish
- São SebastiãoCarpinaView parish
- São SebastiãoLagoa do ItaengaView parish
- São SebastiãoLimoeiroView parish
- São SebastiãoMachadosView parish
- São SebastiãoSurubimView parish
- São Vicente FérrerSalgadinhoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena
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The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição stands in Nazaré, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Established on August 2, 1918 as the Diocese of Nazaré from territory of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, this see (Latin: Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia) is located in the city of Nazaré da Mata within that same Brazilian province.