Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo

Diocese of Viana do Castelo Dioecesis Vianensis Castelli Diocese de Viana do Castelo
The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Braga
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area	2,108 km^2 (814 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 253,310 245,217 (96.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 November 1977
Cathedral	The Cathedral of St Mary Major in Viana do Castelo
Patron saint	Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Ortiga
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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. It has existed since 1977. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, with its see at Viana do Castelo.[1]

The current bishop is João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador.[2]

Notes

1. Catholic Hierarchy page
2. Bishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira [Catholic-Hierarchy]