Diocese of Nova Friburgo

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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.

Bishop
Pedro Cunha Cruz
Latin name
Neo-Friburgen(sis)
Erected
26 March 1960
Cathedral
Catedral São João Batista
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Niterói (Archdiocese of Niterói)
Catholics
503,000
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua Augusto Spinelli 41, 28610-190 Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [022]2522-2799
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002416 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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