Mitra Diocesana De Duque De Caxias

What Mitra Diocesana De Duque De Caxias does

Mitra Diocesana De Duque De Caxias is a territorial diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, established by Pope John Paul II via the papal bull "Qui Divino Consilio" on October 11, 1980, and canonically installed on July 12, 1981. It serves the Catholic faithful across the municipalities of Duque de Caxias and São João de Meriti in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The diocese operates under the spiritual authority of the Holy See, with Dom Tarcisio Nascentes dos Santos as its current diocesan bishop (since 2012), and participates in the CNBB Regional Leste 1 episcopal conference, where Dom Tarcisio has served as Secretary since 2015.

The diocese's core "products" are spiritual and pastoral services rather than technology goods: it delivers sacraments, liturgical celebrations, catechesis, vocational formation, and social-action programs through a network of parishes and the Catedral de Santo Antônio. Communication infrastructure consists of a WordPress-based institutional website (diocesededuquedecaxias.org.br), the monthly Jornal Pilar newspaper, the Pilar Cast podcast, a YouTube channel featuring the "Catequese de Dom Tarcisio" catechesis series, and Facebook and Instagram accounts. The organization employs 31 people at its headquarters on Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola in central Duque de Caxias.

The diocese operates as a religious non-profit with no commercial pricing model. Funding derives from tithes (dízimo), offerings, spontaneous donations, and collections tied to pastoral services. There are no investors, no external shareholders, no funding rounds, and no publicly disclosed financial statements. Its strategic and operational alliances are with Catholic and ecumenical institutions, including CNBB, Cáritas Brasileira, Pastoral Carcerária, Pastoral dos Povos de Rua, Semana Social Brasileira, and CONIC-RJ, alongside its formal canonical relationship with the Vatican.

Name

Mitra Diocesana De Duque De Caxias

Legal name

Diocese de Duque de Caxias

Website

https://diocesededuquedecaxias.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mitra Diocesana De Duque De Caxias is a Roman Catholic diocese serving the faithful of Duque de Caxias and São João de Meriti in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, providing sacraments, catechesis, social-action programs, and pastoral care through its parish network under the Holy See.

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Product category

Catholic Diocesan Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Catholic pastoral services
• Religious education catechesis
• Spiritual guidance sacraments
• Diocesan community ministry
• Faith formation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Duque de Caxias

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Mitra Diocesana De Duque De Caxias is the canonical entity that operates the Diocese of Duque de Caxias, a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church serving the municipalities of Duque de Caxias and São João de Meriti in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It delivers spiritual and pastoral services — including the seven sacraments, liturgical celebrations, catechesis, vocational promotion, and social action ministries — through a network of parishes anchored by the Catedral de Santo Antônio, and distributes religious content via its institutional website, the Jornal Pilar newspaper, the Pilar Cast podcast, and social media channels.

Product overview

The Diocese of Duque de Caxias operates a communication platform consisting of its institutional website (diocesededuquedecaxias.org.br), the monthly digital newspaper 'Jornal Pilar', and the podcast 'Pilar Cast'. These channels serve the Catholic community covering Duque de Caxias and São João de Meriti municipalities in Rio de Janeiro state, providing news, religious education content, pastoral guidance, and diocesan announcements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Institucional da Diocese de Duque de Caxias (Diocesan Institutional Website)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CNBB Regional Leste 1 (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015The Diocese of Duque de Caxias is part of CNBB Regional Leste 1. Bishop Dom Tarcisio Nascentes dos Santos serves as Secretary of Regional Leste 1 since 2015, participating in national episcopal conferences and coordinating regional church activities.
• CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational conference of bishops of Brazil that coordinates Catholic Church activities in the country. The diocese participates in assemblies, campaigns (like Campanha da Fraternidade), and follows CNBB directives on social and religious matters.
• Cáritas BrasileiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Catholic charitable organization working on social development, humanitarian aid, and community support. Participates in national campaigns including COP30 initiatives and social justice programs.
• Pastoral Carcerária (Prison Pastoral)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic pastoral ministry serving prisoners, their families, and those affected by the justice system. Part of the social pastoral network working on behalf of the Church.
• Pastoral dos Povos de Rua (Pastoral of People Living on the Streets)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch ministry dedicated to serving people experiencing homelessness and those living on the streets, providing spiritual support and social assistance.
• Semana Social BrasileiramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Social Week organization promoting social teaching of the Church, engaging in discussions on social justice, democracy, and public policy.
• CONIC-RJ (Conselho de Igrejas Cristãs do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCouncil of Christian Churches of Rio de Janeiro state promoting ecumenical dialogue and interfaith cooperation. Organized Sudestão Ecumênico 2025 with participation from the diocese.
• Vatican (Santa Sé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Holy See and Vatican dicasteries. 2026 marks the bicentenary of diplomatic relations between Brazil and the Holy See, and 15 years of the Brazil-Vatican Agreement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arquidiocese de Niterói: Metropolitan archdiocese in Rio de Janeiro state that received Dom José Francisco (the previous bishop of Duque de Caxias) as Archbishop in 2012. A direct institutional peer with overlapping clergy networks and shared CNBB Regional Leste 1 membership.
• Diocese of Volta Redonda: Catholic diocese serving the Volta Redonda region in Rio de Janeiro state. Same CNBB Regional Leste 1 membership and similar population-scale diocesan profile, providing a directly comparable operational model for benchmarking governance and pastoral programming.
• Diocese of Nova Iguaçu: Adjacent Catholic diocese in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. Carved from the same ecclesiastical territory (Nova Iguaçu/Petrópolis) when the Diocese of Duque de Caxias was erected in 1980, sharing comparable size, congregation profile, and pastoral challenges in low-income urban Rio de Janeiro.
• Diocese of Barra do Piraí: Catholic diocese in the southern interior of Rio de Janeiro state. Same CNBB Regional Leste 1 affiliation, comparable size and diocesan governance model to Duque de Caxias.
• Diocese of Valença: Catholic diocese in Rio de Janeiro state, member of CNBB Regional Leste 1. Provides a directly comparable diocesan operating model for pastoral and administrative benchmarking.
• Diocese of Campos: Historic Catholic diocese in northern Rio de Janeiro state, sharing CNBB Regional Leste 1 affiliation with Diocese de Duque de Caxias. Comparable diocesan scale and territorial governance structure.
• Diocese of Itaboraí: Catholic diocese in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro state, member of CNBB Regional Leste 1. Comparable territorial scope and diocesan governance structure to Duque de Caxias.
• Diocese of Petrópolis: Catholic diocese in Rio de Janeiro state; the Diocese of Duque de Caxias was split from the ecclesiastical territory of Nova Iguaçu and Petrópolis in 1980. Operates under the same CNBB Regional Leste 1 with comparable governance structure and territorial scope.

Broad incumbents

• Arquidiocese do Rio de Janeiro: The main metropolitan archdiocese in Rio de Janeiro state and the seat of the provincial ecclesiastical authority. Significantly larger and more resourced than the Diocese of Duque de Caxias, but shares the same state jurisdiction, CNBB Regional Leste 1 affiliation, and national Catholic mission.
• CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil): The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil — the national-level coordinating body of which the Diocese of Duque de Caxias is a member. Operates broader policy, campaign coordination, and national representation functions that the diocese participates in through Bishop Dom Tarcisio's role as Regional Leste 1 Secretary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/diocesededuquedecaxias
• Facebookfacebook.com/diocesededuquedecaxias
• Instagraminstagram.com/diocesededuquedecaxias
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mitra-diocesana-de-duque-de-caxias

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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