Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré (Dioecesis Nazarensis in Brasilia) is located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

On August 2, 1918 it was established as Diocese of Nazaré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Bishops

 * Bishops of Nazaré (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
 * Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2016.07.13 – present)
 * Severino Batista de França, OFMCap (2007.03.07 – 2015.11.25)
 * Jorge Tobias de Freitas (1986.11.07 – 2006.07.26)
 * Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira (1963.02.25 – 1986.11.07)
 * Manuel Pereira da Costa (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23)
 * João de Souza Lima (later Archbishop) (1955.02.06 – 1958.01.16)
 * Carlos Gouvêa Coelho (later Archbishop) (1948.01.10 – 1954.12.14)
 * Riccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela (1919.07.03 – 1946.08.16)

Auxiliary bishop

 * Jaime Mota de Farias (1982-1986), appointed Bishop of Alagoinhas, Bahia

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral, appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba in 1934
 * Gentil Diniz Barreto, appointed Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in 1960
 * Manoel dos Reis de Farias, appointed Bishop of Patos, Paraiba in 2001
 * Limacêdo Antônio da Silva, appointed Auxiliary bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2018