Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Valença

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

For the Archdiocese in Venezuela, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela. For the Archdiocese in Spain, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain.

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.

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History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Valença (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira (2014.02.12 - present)
    • Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. (1990.03.14 – 2014.02.12)
    • Bishop Amaury Castanho (1979.11.30 – 1989.05.03), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jundiaí, São Paulo
    • Bishop José Costa Campos (1960.12.09 – 1979.03.26), appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena (1942.01.03 – 1960.12.09)
    • Bishop René de Pontes (1938.10.13 – 1940.04.02)
    • Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1925.05.01 – 1936.08.08), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Paulo Cezar Costa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2010

References


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