Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda

Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda

*Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis*
Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda; Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis
	Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Statistics
Area	4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 742,034; 556,525 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 December 1922 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Bishops emeritus	, O.S.M. ;
Website
	www.diocesevr.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Latin: Dioecesis Barrensis de Pirai–Voltaredondensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Barra do Piraí and Volta Redonda in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History[]

4 December 1922: Established as Diocese of Barra do Piraí from the Diocese of Niterói
26 January 1965: Renamed as Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda

Bishops of Barra do Piraí (Latin Rite)
- (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
- (1938.02.26 – 1955.06.08), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
- Agnelo Rossi (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo; future Cardinal
- (1963.04.04 – 1965.01.26)
Bishops of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Latin Rite)
- (1965.01.26 – 1966.06.27), appointed Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais
- Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17)
- , O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – 2013.03.13)
- (2013.03.13 - present)

Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro

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