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.
- Paróquia Santa Maria MadalenaSanta Maria MadalenaView parish
- Paróquia Santa Rita de CássiaCantagaloView parish
- Paróquia Santa Rita do Rio NegroCantagaloView parish
- Paróquia Santa TeresinhaNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia Santo AntônioMacaéView parish
- Paróquia Santo Antônio e Cristo RessuscitadoNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia Santo Antônio e São Francisco AssisNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia Santo Antônio PaquequerSumidouroView parish
- Paróquia Sant’AnaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Sant’AnaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia São BeneditoRio Das OstrasView parish
- Paróquia São Bento AbadeNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia São Cristóvão MártirNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia São JoséBom JardimView parish
- Paróquia São José de LeonissaItaocaraView parish
- Paróquia São João BatistaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia São João BatistaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia São João BatistaMacaéView parish
- Paróquia São João BatistaItaocaraView parish
- Paróquia São Paulo ApóstoloMacaéView parish
- Paróquia São PedroTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia São PedroMacaéView parish
- Paróquia São RoqueNova FriburgoView parish
- Paróquia São SebastiãoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia São SebastiãoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia São Vicente de PauloRio Das OstrasView parish
- Santuário Diocesano Santíssimo SacramentoCantagaloView parish
- São Jorge das MissõesRio Das OstrasView parish
- São José OperárioTown 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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