Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença

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.

Diocese of Valença Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória in 2017
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 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Nelson Francelino Ferreira
Metropolitan Archbishop	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.
Website
www.diocesedevalenca.org

History

• 27 March 1925: Established as Diocese of Valença from the Diocese of Barra do Piraí

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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)