Diocese of Viana do Castelo
| Diocese of Viana do Castelo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Diocesan bishop | Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira |
| founding | 3rd November 1977 |
| surface | 2,108 km² |
| Parishes | 291 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 245,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 239,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 97.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 156 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,339 |
| Friars | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de Santa Maria Maior |
| Website | www.diocese-vianadocastelo.inwebonline.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo ( Latin Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli , Portuguese Diocese de Viana do Castelo ) is in Portugal situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Viana do Castelo .
history
The diocese of Viana do Castelo was founded on November 3, 1977 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptiorem from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Braga and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Viana do Castelo
- Júlio Tavares Rebimbas , 1977–1982, then Bishop of Porto
- Armindo Lopes Coelho , 1982–1997, then Bishop of Porto
- José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira , 1997–2010
- Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira , since 2010
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Viana do Castelo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Portuguese)
- Entry for the diocese of Viana do Castelo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul XI: Const. Apost. Ad aptiorem , AAS 70 (1978), n.1 , p. 5f.