Suffragan diocese Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Diocese of Nova Friburgo
Neo-Friburgen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Nova Friburgo is a Latin Rite diocese in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, erected on 26 March 1960 from the dioceses of Barra do Piraí and Petrópolis. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Niterói.
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- Established
- 1960
- Catholics
- 503,000
- Priests
- 80
- Territory
- 10,086 km²
Parishes and churches
59 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral São João BatistaNova Friburgo · CathedralView parish
- Paróquia de Sant’AnnaCachoeiras De MacacuView parish
- Paróquia Imaculada ConceiçãoJardim Ouro PretoView parish
- Paróquia Imaculado Coração de Maria, São Pedro e São PauloTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia N. Senhora do CarmoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia N. Senhora do LivramentoSão Sebastião Do AltoView parish
- Paróquia N. Sra. da ConceiçãoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia N. Sra. da ConceiçãoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da AssunçãoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoConceição De MacabuView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Conceição do PaquequerTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da GlóriaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da GlóriaCarapebusView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da GuiaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da PiedadeCordeiroView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da SaúdeCasimiro De AbreuView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora das GraçasMacaéView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora das GraçasNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora das NevesTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora de FátimaMacaéView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora de LourdesMacaéView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora do DesterroQuissamãView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora do RosárioTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora Imaculada ConceiçãoNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia Sagrada FamíliaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Sagrado Coração de JesusTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Sagrado Coração de JesusCordeiroView parish
- Paróquia Santa BeatrizItaocaraView parish
- Paróquia Santa EdwigesTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Pedro Cunha Cruz
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The cathedral
Catedral São João Batista stands in Nova Friburgo, 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
The city of Nova Friburgo is the seat of this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis), part of the ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
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Diocese of Nova Friburgo participates in National Meeting of Pastoral Education and Religious Teaching
Father Marcos Pimentel represented the Diocese of Nova Friburgo at the XXIII National Meeting of Pastoral Care of Education and the XIII National Meeting of Religious Teaching. The meetings took place from September 18 to 20, 2026, at Casa Dom Luciano in Brasília. The event brought together representatives from various regions to discuss pastoral education and religious teaching.
- Diocese of Nova Friburgo publishes Círculo Bíblico
- Diocese of Nova Friburgo publishes Círculo Bíblico for September 2026
- Diocese of Nova Friburgo attends CNBB liturgy meeting
- Bishop Dom Pedro Cunha Cruz presents new coordination
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