Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda

Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda
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
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 742,034; 556,525 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 December 1922 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francesco Biasin
Emeritus Bishops	João Maria Messi, 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)
- Guilherme Müller (1925.12.14 – 1935.12.11)
- José André Coimbra (1938.02.26 – 1955.06.08)
- Agnelo Rossi (1956.03.05 – 1962.09.06)
- 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)
- Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (1966.10.20 – 1999.11.17, retired)
- João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1999.11.17 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Francesco Biasin (2011.06.08 – present)

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