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Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana, Brazil

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sebastião Lima Duarte

Phone
  
+55 98 3351-1174

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
23,118 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 550,000 460,000 (83.6%)

Established
  
30 October 1962 (54 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Address
  
Praca Monsenhor Arouche, 132, Viana - MA, 65215-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana (Latin: Dioecesis Vianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Viana, in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 30 October 1962: Established as Diocese of Viana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Viana (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Sebastião Lima Duarte (2010.07.07 - present)
  • Bishop Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d’Ableiges (1998.02.18 – 2010.07.07)
  • Bishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. (1975.04.03 – 1995.05.24)
  • Bishop Francisco Hélio Campos (1969.04.14 – 1975.01.23)
  • Bishop Amleto de Angelis, M.S.C. (1963.05.30 – 1967.02.25)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana, Brazil Wikipedia
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