Diocese of Viana do Castelo

Last updated
Diocese of Viana do Castelo

Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli

Diocese de Viana do Castelo
Esglesia major de Viana do Castelo - Facana.JPG
The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical province Braga
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area2,108 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
Established3 November 1977
CathedralThe Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
Patron saint Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
BishopJoão Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador
Metropolitan Archbishop Jorge Ortiga
Map
Dioceses de Portugal.PNG
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]

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Bishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira [Catholic-Hierarchy]