The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias (Latin: Dioecesis Caxiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Duque de Caxias in the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Diocese of Duque de Caxias Dioecesis Caxiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 511 km2 (197 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,235,626 976,000 (79.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 11 October 1980 (44 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. |
History
edit- 11 October 1980: Established as Diocese of Duque de Caxias from the Diocese of Nova Iguaçu and Diocese of Petrópolis
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Duque de Caxias (Latin Rite)
- Mauro Morelli (1981.05.25 – 2005.03.30)
- José Francisco Rezende Dias (2005.03.30 – 2011.11.30), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
- Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (since 2012.08.01)
References
edit- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2006-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
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