Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias

Diocese of Duque de Caxias Dioecesis Caxiensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Statistics
Area	511 km2 (197 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,235,626 976,000 (79.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	11 October 1980 (43 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos
Metropolitan Archbishop	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias (Latin: Dioecesis Caxiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Duque de Caxias in the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

• 11 October 1980: Established as Diocese of Duque de Caxias from the Diocese of Nova Iguaçu and Diocese of Petrópolis

Leadership

• Bishops of Duque de Caxias (Latin Rite)
  • Mauro Morelli (1981.05.25 – 2005.03.30)
  • José Francisco Rezende Dias (2005.03.30 – 2011.11.30), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
  • Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (since 2012.08.01)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2006-03-13 at the Wayback Machine