Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Friburgo in the ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.

Diocese of Nova Friburgo Dioecesis Neo-Friburgensis
atedral São João Batista in 2013
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Niterói
Statistics
Area	10,086 km2 (3,894 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 620,000 503,000 (81.1%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	26 March 1960 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São João Batista
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Pedro Cunha Cruz
Bishops emeritus	Edney Gouvea Mattoso Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci
Website
diocesenf.org.br

History

• March 26, 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Friburgo from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Petrópolis

Leadership

• Bishops of Nova Friburgo (Latin Church)
  • Clemente Isnard (23 Apr 1960 – 17 Jul 1992)
  • Alano Maria Pena (24 Nov 1993 – 24 Sep 2003), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
  • Rafael Llano Cifuentes (12 May 2004 – 20 Jan 2010)
  • Edney Gouvea Mattoso (20 Jan 2010 – 22 Jan 2020); formerly an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci (6 May 2020–???); formerly Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Niteroi, Brazil.
  • Pedro Cunha Cruz (02 July 2025 - present) formerly Bishop of the Diocese of Campanha, Brazil.

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2003-04-15 at the Wayback Machine