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Diocese of Viana
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The Diocese of Viana is a Latin Church diocese in Maranhão, Brazil, established in 1962 from the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, of which it is a suffragan. It has been led since 2019 by Bishop Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M.
- Bishop
- Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos
- Established
- 1962
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Patron
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- São Luís do Maranhão (Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão)
- Catholics
- 460,000
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Zé Doca 73 km
- Diocese of Pinheiro 77 km
- Diocese of Bacabal 117 km
- Coroatá 140 km
- Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão 206 km
- Diocese of Brejo 255 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora de Nazaré · Viana 1 km
- São Benedito · Cajari 12 km
- São Sebastião · Matinha 13 km
- São José · Penalva 21 km
- São Benedito · Olinda Nova do Maranhão 24 km
- Nossa Senhora de Nazaré · Vitória do Mearim 32 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000094 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08