Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói, Brazil

Metropolitan Archbishop (2011.11.30 – ...):	Archbishop José Francisco Rezende Dias (67)
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.10.19 – ...):	Bishop Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.SS.R. (61) Titular Bishop of Tinista

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Niterói (Roman Rite)

Archbishop José Francisco Rezende Dias (67)
(2011.11.30 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil)

Vivamos por Ele

Born:	1956.04.02 (Brasópolis, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1979.11.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.06.02

Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniæ (2001.03.28 – 2005.03.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (2001.03.28 – 2005.03.30)

Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil) (2005.03.30 – 2011.11.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (2011.11.30 – ...)

Archbishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (87)
(2003.09.24 – 2011.11.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Niterói (Brazil)

Ut unum Sint

Born:	1935.10.07 (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1961.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.05.25

Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1975.04.07 – 1976.07.14)

Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (1975.04.07 – 1978.05.26)

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1976.07.14 – 1976.11.10)

Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16)

Bishop of Marabá (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1985.07.11)

Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil) (1985.07.11 – 1993.11.24)

Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil) (1993.11.24 – 2003.09.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (2003.09.24 – 2011.11.30)

Archbishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro
(1990.05.09 – 2003.02.02)

Cum Maria matre Jesu

Born:	1931.10.30 (Engenho Novo, RJ, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1959.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.12.12
Died:	2003.02.02 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Cenæ (1975.10.24 – 1981.08.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1975.10.24 – 1981.08.29)

Bishop of Campos (Brazil) (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1990.05.09 – 2003.02.02)

Archbishop José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R.
(1979.04.19 – 1990.05.09)

Amoris officium pascere

Born:	1914.04.27 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1938.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.08.19
Died:	2001.06.19 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis (1962.06.25 – 1969.11.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1962.06.25 – 1969.11.24)

General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1964 – 1968)

Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil) (1969.11.24 – 1975.08.19)

Titular Archbishop of Ulcinj (1975.08.19 – 1979.04.19)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1975.08.19 – 1979.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1979.04.19 – 1990.05.09)

Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior
(1960.04.23 – 1979.04.19)

Anuntiabo veritatem

Born:	1904.06.26 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1927.10.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.12.12
Died:	1984.11.12 († 80)

Bishop of Montes Claros (Brazil) (1948.09.29 – 1951.11.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1951.11.17 – 1960.04.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1960.04.23 – 1979.04.19)

Bishops of Niterói (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop)
(1954.12.14 – 1960.03.26)

In caritate Christi

Born:	1907.12.28 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1930.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.05.02
Died:	1964.03.07 († 56)

Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)

Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1954.12.14 – 1960.03.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1960.03.26 – 1964.03.07)

Bishop José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral
(1948.03.20 – 1954.11.07)

Pasce agnos meos

Born:	1898.02.08 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1921.03.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.05.20
Died:	1954.11.07 († 56)

Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1934.03.24 – 1941.05.12)

Bishop of Amazonas (Brazil) (1941.05.12 – 1948.03.20)

Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1948.03.20 – 1954.11.07)

Bishop José Pereira Alves
(1928.01.27 – 1947.12.21)

In finem dilexit

Born:	1885.03.05 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1907.11.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.03.04
Died:	1947.12.21 († 62)

Bishop of Natal (Brazil) (1922.10.27 – 1928.01.27)

Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1928.01.27 – 1947.12.21)

Bishop Agostinho Francisco Benassi
(1908.03.20 – 1927.01.26)

In veritate et caritate

Born:	1868.11.17 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1891.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.05.10
Died:	1927.01.26 († 58)

Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1908.03.20 – 1927.01.26)

Bishop João Francisco Braga (later Archbishop)
(1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27)

Amore et fortitudine

Born:	1868.08.24 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1900.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1902.08.24
Died:	1937.10.13 († 69)

Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27)

Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1907.10.27 – 1926.05.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1926.05.10 – 1935.06.22)

Titular Archbishop of Soteropolis (1935.06.22 – 1937.10.13)

Bishop Francisco do Rego Maia (later Archbishop)
(1893.09.12 – 1901.06.05)

Deus meus et omnia

Born:	1849.09.29 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1872.02.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1893.11.26
Died:	1928.02.04 († 78)

Bishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1893.09.12 – 1901.06.05)

Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1901.06.05 – 1906.04.03)

Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis (1906.04.03 – 1928.02.04)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. (1975.08.19 – 1979.04.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (56) (2017.05.10 – 2020.05.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (69) (2007.12.19 – 2011.06.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paulo Lopes de Faria (later Archbishop) (1980.11.07 – 1983.12.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1953.12.22 – 1955.11.07)

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Statistics

Area: 4,728 km²

Population: 1,353,270 Catholics (53.8% of 2,515,800 total) (2020)

Statistics: 78 parishes, 8 missions, 141 priests (103 diocesan, 38 religious), 89 deacons, 226 lay religious (43 brothers, 183 sisters), 56 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24), Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora dos Cristãos (May 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 3 (1942)

History

1892.04.27: Established as Diocese of Niterói / Nictheroy / Nictheroyen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
1895.11.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Espírito Santo
1897.07.06: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
1922.12.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Campos
1946.04.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Petrópolis
1960.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói / Nictheroy / Nictheroyen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Campos, Nova Friburgo and Petrópolis and lost territory to establish Diocese of Nova Friburgo)