The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré () 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
References GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website (Portuguese)