Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 2,108 km² Metropolitan archbishop Jorge Ortiga | Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 3 November 1977 Country Portugal | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
253,310
245,217 (96.8%) Cathedral The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo Bishop Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga | ||
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.
As of 2008, the bishop is José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira, who was appointed in 1997.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA