Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

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 km (1,841 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 742,034 556,525 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 December 1922 (102 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Metropolitan Archbishop	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Bishops emeritus	João Maria Messi, O.S.M. Francesco Biasin
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)
- Guilherme Müller (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
- José André Coimbra (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
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1963.04.04 – 1965.01.26)
Bishops of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Latin Rite)
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1965.01.26 – 1966.06.27), appointed Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais
- Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17)
- João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – 2013.03.13)
- Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito (2013.03.13 - present)

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

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