Roman Catholic 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 provinceSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Statistics
Area4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 742,034
  • 556,525 (75.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 December 1922 (102 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Sant’Ana, Barra do Piraí
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopLuiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Metropolitan ArchbishopOrani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Bishops emeritusJoão 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.