Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Viana
latin= Dioecesis Vianensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=São Luís do Maranhão
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
cocathedral =
area=23,118
population= 550,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 460,000
catholics_percent= 83.6
bishop= Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d’Ableiges
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana {Latin: " Vianen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Viana, Espírito Santo, in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
History
* October 30, 1962: Established as Diocese of Viana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Leadership
* Bishops of Viana (Roman rite)
** Bishop Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d’Ableiges (1998.02.18 – present)
** Bishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. (1975.04.03 – 1995.05.24)
** Bishop Francisco Hélio Campos (1969.04.14 – 1975.01.23)
** Bishop Amleto de Angelis, M.S.C. (1963.05.30 – 1967.02.25)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/vian0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvian.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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