Diocese of Viana
Dioecesis Vianensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Statistics | |
Area | 23,118 km2 (8,926 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 550,000 460,000 (83.6%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 October 1962 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
Bishops emeritus | Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d'Ableiges |
Website | |
www.diocesedeviana.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana (Latin: Dioecesis Vianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Viana, in the ecclesiastical provinceofSão Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
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