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Suffragan diocese Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Diocese of Viana do Castelo

Vianen(sis) Castelli

Latin Church

The Diocese of Viana do Castelo is a Latin Church diocese in northern Portugal, established in 1977 from the Archdiocese of Braga, to which it is suffragan. Its see is the Cathedral of St Mary Major and it is led by Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St Mary Major, Viana do Castelo, in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

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Established
1977
Catholics
245,217
Priests
143
Territory
2,108 km²

Parishes and churches

293 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador
Born
18 February 1956
Birthplace
Seixo de Mira

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Mary Major, Viana do Castelo stands in Viana do Castelo, 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

In existence since 1977, 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, with its see at Viana do Castelo. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, and João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador is the current bishop.

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