Diocese of Niterói

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The Archdiocese of Niterói is a Latin Rite metropolitan see in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, erected as a diocese in 1892 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1960. Its suffragans are Campos, Nova Friburgo, and Petrópolis.

Archbishop
José Francisco Rezende Dias
Latin name
Nictheroyen(sis)
Erected
27 April 1892
Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de São João Batista
Patron
Saint John the Baptist
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Niterói
Catholics
1,228,000
Chancery
Cúria Metropolitana, Rua Gavião Peixoto 250, Sobreloja Icaraí, 24230-103 Niterói, RJ, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [021]3602-1700
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002396 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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