Suffragan diocese Valença, Brazil
Diocese of Valença
Valentin(us) in Brasilia
Latin Church
The Diocese of Valença is a Latin Church diocese in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, established in 1925 from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, led since 2014 by Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira.
On the map
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- Established
- 1925
- Catholics
- 247,550
- Priests
- 30
- Territory
- 3,996 km²
Parishes and churches
25 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora da GlóriaValença · CathedralView parish
- Imaculada Conceição da AparecidaSapucaiaView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaComendador Levy GasparianView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaValençaView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoAvelarView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoPaty do AlferesView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoVassourasView parish
- Nossa Senhora da GlóriaMiguel PereiraView parish
- Nossa Senhora de Monte SerratComendador Levy GasparianView parish
- Nossa Senhora do PatrocínioValençaView parish
- Santa Isabel Rainha de PortugalValençaView parish
- Santa LuziaTrês RiosView parish
- Santa Rita de CássiaMadrugaView parish
- Santa Rosa de LimaValençaView parish
- Santa Teresa d’ÁvilaRio das FloresView parish
- Santa Teresinha do Menino JesusParapeúnaView parish
- Santo AntônioSapucaiaView parish
- Santo Antônio da EstivaMiguel PereiraView parish
- Santo Antônio do Rio BonitoValençaView parish
- Santo Antônio dos PobresParaíba do SulView parish
- São José OperárioTrês RiosView parish
- São Pedro e São PauloParaíba do SulView parish
- São SebastiãoTrês RiosView parish
- São SebastiãoValençaView parish
- São Sebastião do Rio BonitoPentagnaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Nelson Francelino Ferreira
- Born
- 26 February 1965
- Birthplace
- Sapé
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The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória stands in Valença, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in the city of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.