Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis

Diocese of Petrópolis Dioecesis Petropolitanus
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Niterói
Statistics
Area	3,075 km^2 (1,187 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 760,000 595,000 (78.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 April 1946 (78 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Rezende Francisco Dias
Website
www.diocesepetropolis.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Petrópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.

History

• April 13, 1946: Established as Diocese of Petrópolis from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Niterói.

Bishops

• Bishops of Petrópolis (Roman rite):
  • Manuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra † (3 January 1948 - 15 February 1984) Retired
  • José Fernandes Veloso † (15 February 1984 - 15 November 1995) Retired
  • José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. † (15 November 1995 - 12 May 2004) Retired
  • Filippo Santoro (12 May 2004 - 21 November 2011) Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto
  • Gregório (Leozírio) Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (10 October 2012 – 15 December 2023) Appointed, Archbishop of Fortaleza

Coadjutor bishop

• José Fernandes Veloso (1981-1984)

Auxiliary bishop

• José Fernandes Veloso (1966-1981), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Paulo Francisco Machado, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais in 2004
• Gilson Andrade da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2011

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)