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Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis
The
Roman Catholic Diocese
of
Petrópolis
is a
diocese
located in
the city
of Petrópolis in the
Ecclesiastical province
of
Niterói
in Brazil.
History
April 13
, 1946: Established as
Diocese
of Petrópolis from the
Diocese of Barra do PiraÃ
and
Diocese of Niterói
Bishops
Bishops of Petrópolis
*Manuel Pedro da
Cunha
Cintra †Retired
*José Fernandes Veloso †Retired
*José Carlos
de Lima
Vaz
, S.J. †Retired
*Filippo Santoro Appointed,
Archbishop of Taranto
*Gregório Paixão Neto, O.S.B.
Coadjutor bishop
José Fernandes Veloso
Auxiliary bishop
José Fernandes Veloso, appointed Coadjutor here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Paulo Francisco Machado, appointed
Auxiliary Bishop
of
Juiz de Fora
,
Minas Gerais
in 2004
Gilson Andrade da Silva, appointed Auxiliary
Bishop
of
São Salvador da Bahia
in 2011
