Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói

History

• Established on April 27, 1892 as Diocese of Niterói, on territory split off from the then Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
• Lost territories repeatedly : on 1895.11.15: to establish the Diocese of Espírito Santo, on 1922.12.04 to establish the Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Campos and on 1946.04.13 to establish the Diocese of Petropolis
• March 26, 1960: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói / Nictheroy / Nictheroyen, having lost territory to establish the Diocese of Nova Iguaçu.

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Ecclesiastical Province

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Friburgo
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis

  Episcopal ordinaries, with auxiliary bishops listed alongside

• Francisco do Rego Maia ; next Bishop of Belém do Pará , emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis
• João Francisco Braga ; next last Suffragan Bishop of Curitiba , promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba, emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Soteropolis
• Agostinho Francisco Benassi
• José Pereira Alves, previously Bishop of Natal
• José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral, previously Bishop of Cajazeiras , Bishop of Amazonas
• * Auxiliary Bishop: José de Almeida Batista Pereira, Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia ; next Bishop of Sete Lagoas , Bishop of Guaxupé , died 2009

• Carlos Gouvêa Coelho, previously Bishop of Nazaré ; next Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife
• Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior, did 1984; previously Bishop of Montes Claros , Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife
• José Gonçalves da Costa, Redemptorists , died 2001; previously Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro , Secretary General of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, Bishop of Presidente Prudente , Titular Archbishop of Ulcinj as Coadjutor Archbishop of Niterói
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Paulo Lopes de Faria, Titular Bishop of Thelepte ; later Bishop of Itabuna , Coadjutor Archbishop of Diamantina , succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina, died 2009
• Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro, previously Titular Bishop of Cenæ as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro , Bishop of Campos
• Alano Maria Pena, Order of Preachers , previously Titular Bishop of Vardimissa as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and as Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Marabá , succeeding as last Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Marabá , promoted first Bishop of Marabá, Bishop of Itapeva , Bishop of Nova Friburgo
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz, Titular Bishop of Accia ; later Bishop of Campos
• José Rezende Francisco Dias, previously Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniæ as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre , Bishop of Duque de Caxias
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci, Titular Bishop of Tindari; appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo