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Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,996 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 330,358 247,550 (74.9%)

Established
  
27 March 1925 (91 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória

Bishop
  
Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença (Latin: Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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History

  • 27 March 1925: Established as Diocese of Valença from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Valença (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. (1990.03.14 – present)
  • Bishop Amaury Castanho (1979.11.30 – 1989.05.03)
  • Bishop José Costa Campos (1960.12.09 – 1979.03.26)
  • Bishop Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena (1942.01.03 – 1960.12.09)
  • Bishop René de Pontes (1938.10.13 – 1940.04.02)
  • Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1925.05.01 – 1936.08.08)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença Wikipedia
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