Diocese of Viana Dioecesis Vianensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,118 km2 (8,926 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 550,000 460,000 (83.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 October 1962 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
| Bishops emeritus | Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d'Ableiges |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedeviana.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana (Latin: Dioecesis Vianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Viana, in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.