Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo
Diocese of Viana do Castelo Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli Diocese de Viana do Castelo | |
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Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,108 km2 (814 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (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 | Vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge IV |
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]
From September 2020 the see is vacant.[2]
Notes[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Braga
- Viana do Castelo