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Diocese of Valença Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,996 km2 (1,543 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 330,358 247,550 (74.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 March 1925 (92 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. |
| 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.