Diocese of Petrópolis

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The Diocese of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro state was established on April 13, 1946, from the dioceses of Barra do Pirai and Niteroi. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Niteroi, it is led by Bishop Joel Portella Amado, installed in March 2024.

Bishop
Joel Portella Amado
Latin name
Petropolitan(us)
Erected
13 April 1946
Cathedral
Catedral Sao Pedro de Alcantara
Patron
Our Lady of Divine Love
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Niteroi (Archdiocese of Niteroi)
Catholics
656,000
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua Monsenhor Bacelar 590, Valparaíso, 25685-113 Petrópolis, RJ, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [024]2243-8640; 2243-9805
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002590 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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