Diocese of Duque de Caxias Dioecesis Caxiensis | |
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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.