Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo information
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal
Diocese of Viana do Castelo
Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli
Diocese de Viana do Castelo
The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
Location
Country
Portugal
Ecclesiastical province
Braga
Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area
2,108 km2 (814 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2010) 253,310 245,217 (96.8%)
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
3 November 1977
Cathedral
The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
Patron saint
Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador
Metropolitan Archbishop
Jorge Ortiga
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese
The Diocese of Viana do Castelo (Latin: Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Norte Region of Portugal. It has existed since 1977. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, with its see at Viana do Castelo.[1]
The current bishop is João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador.[2]
^Catholic Hierarchy page
^Bishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira [Catholic-Hierarchy]
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