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.