Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda 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
- Bishops of Barra do Piraí
- * Guilherme Müller
- * José André Coimbra, appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
- * Agnelo Rossi, appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo; future Cardinal
- * Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro
- Bishops of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
- * Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro, appointed Bishop of Araçuaí, Minas Gerais
- * Waldyr Calheiros Novaes
- * João Maria Messi, O.S.M.
- * Francesco Biasin
- * Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Auxiliary bishop
- Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm., appointed Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro