Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Viana do Castelo | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli |
Local: | Diocese de Viana do Castelo |
Country: | Portugal |
Province: | Braga |
Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Braga |
Area Km2: | 2,108 |
Population: | 253,310 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 245,217 |
Catholics Percent: | 96.8 |
Established: | 3 November 1977 |
Cathedral: | The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo |
Patron: | Assumption of Mary |
Bishop: | João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador |
Metro Archbishop: | Jorge Ortiga |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Map: | Dioceses de Portugal.PNG |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Viana do Castelo (Latin: Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Norte Region of Portugal. It has existed since 1977. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, with its see at Viana do Castelo.[1]
The current bishop is João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador.[2]