Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu

Diocese of Nova Iguaçu Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis
Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Statistics
Area	983 km2 (380 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,755,770 1,023,000 (58.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 March 1960 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santo Antônio de Jacutinga
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Gilson Andrade da Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Bishops emeritus	Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L.
Website
www.mitrani.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Neo–Iguassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Nova Iguaçu in the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

• 26 March 1960: Established as Diocese of Nova Iguaçu from the Diocese of Campos, Diocese of Niterói and Diocese of Valença

• Bishops of Nova Iguaçu (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Gilson Andrade da Silva (2019.05.15 - present)
  • Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (2002.07.24 – 2019.05.15)
  • Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. (1994.11.09 – 2001.12.19), appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. (1966.08.29 – 1994.11.09)
  • Bishop Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. (1961.12.14 – 1966.02.12), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina
  • Bishop Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1960.04.23 – 1961.05.31)

• Gilson Andrade da Silva (2018-2019)

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine