The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença ( la, Dioecesis Valentinus in Brasilia) is a

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located in the city of

Valença, Rio de Janeiro Valença () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was estimated at 76,869 in 2020 and its area is . The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença. Valença has five districts: ''Conse ...

, in the

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of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

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

Bishops

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s of Valença (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop

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(2014.02.12 - present) ** Bishop

Elias James Manning Elias James Manning OFM Conv. (14 April 1938 – 13 October 2019) was an American-born Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença, Brazil, from 1990 to 2014. Personal life Manning was born ...

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(1990.03.14 – 2014.02.12) ** Bishop

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(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

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(1942.01.03 – 1960.12.09) ** Bishop René de Pontes (1938.10.13 – 1940.04.02) ** Bishop

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(1925.05.01 – 1936.08.08), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Paulo Cezar Costa Paulo Cezar Costa (born 20 July 1967) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasilia since December 2020. He has been a bishop since 2010 and served as Bishop of São Carlos from 2016 to 2020. O ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2010

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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