Diocese of Valença

Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória in 2017
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Statistics
Area3,996 km2 (1,543 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
330,358
247,550 (74.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 March 1925 (98 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNelson Francelino Ferreira
Metropolitan ArchbishopOrani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Website
www.diocesedevalenca.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença (Latin: Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, in the Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Valença (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira (2014.02.12 - present)
    • Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. (1990.03.14 – 2014.02.12)
    • Bishop Amaury Castanho (1979.11.30 – 1989.05.03), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jundiaí, São Paulo
    • Bishop José Costa Campos (1960.12.09 – 1979.03.26), appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena (1942.01.03 – 1960.12.09)
    • Bishop René de Pontes (1938.10.13 – 1940.04.02)
    • Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1925.05.01 – 1936.08.08), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Paulo Cezar Costa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2010

References


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