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Diocese of Duque de Caxias
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The Diocese of Duque de Caxias is a Latin Church see in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, established in 1980 from the dioceses of Nova Iguaçu and Petrópolis. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and led by Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos
- Latin name
- Caxien(sis)
- Erected
- 11 October 1980
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Anthony (Catedral Santo Antônio)
- Patron
- Saint Anthony
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
- Catholics
- 976,000
- Chancery
- Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola 1861, 25010-009 Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [021]3552-9901; fax 3552-9903
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Nova Iguaçu 15 km
- Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro 20 km
- Diocese of Niterói 25 km
- Diocese of Petrópolis 33 km
- Diocese of Itaguaí 49 km
- Diocese of Valença 72 km
Parishes near the see
- Imaculada Conceição · Duque de Caxias <1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Duque de Caxias <1 km
- Nossa Senhora do Pilar · Duque de Caxias <1 km
- Sagrada Família · Duque de Caxias <1 km
- Santa Terezinha · Duque de Caxias <1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Duque de Caxias <1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001336 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08