Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo
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Diocese of Viana do Castelo
Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli
Diocese de Viana do Castelo
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The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
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Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 253,310 245,217 (96.8%) |
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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 | Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge IV |
Emeritus Bishops | José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira Bishop Emeritus (1997-2010) |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Portuguese Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo (Latin: Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli), in the Norte Region, has existed since 1977. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, with its see at Viana do Castelo.[1]
As of 2008[update], the bishop is José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira, who was appointed in 1997.[2]
Notes
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