Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Nazaré

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

7°44′36.4″S 35°13′45.9″W

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré (Latin: Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia) is located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

On August 2, 1918 it was established as Diocese of Nazaré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Bishops

  • Bishops of Nazaré (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2016.07.13 – present)
    • Severino Batista de França, OFMCap (2007.03.07 – 2015.11.25)
    • Jorge Tobias de Freitas (1986.11.07 – 2006.07.26)
    • Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira (1963.02.25 – 1986.11.07)
    • Manuel Pereira da Costa (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23)
    • João de Souza Lima (later Archbishop) (1955.02.06 – 1958.01.16)
    • Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)
    • Riccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela (1919.07.03 – 1946.08.16)

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral, appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba in 1934
  • Gentil Diniz Barreto, appointed Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in 1960
  • Manoel dos Reis de Farias, appointed Bishop of Patos, Paraiba in 2001
  • Limacêdo Antônio da Silva, appointed Auxiliary bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2018

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