Diocese of Valença

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Bishop(s) Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 27 March 1925 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Rio de Janeiro Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 3,996 (1,543 Square Miles) Conference Region: Leste 1 Mailing Address: C.P. 87332, Praca Visconde do Rio Preto 375, 27600-000 Valenca, RJ, Brazil Telephone: (024) 452-0207 Fax: 452-0101

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (1 May 1925 Appointed - 8 Aug 1936 Appointed, Bishop of Taubaté)
• René de Pontes † (13 Oct 1938 Appointed - 2 Apr 1940 Died)
• Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena † (3 Jan 1942 Appointed - 9 Dec 1960 Resigned)
• José Costa Campos † (9 Dec 1960 Appointed - 26 Mar 1979 Appointed, Bishop of Divinópolis)
• Amaury Castanho † (30 Nov 1979 Appointed - 3 May 1989 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Jundiaí)
• Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. (14 Mar 1990 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
27 March 1925	Erected	Diocese of Barra do Piraí	Diocese of Valença (erected)
26 March 1960	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campos Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis) Diocese of Valença	Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	150,000	151,000	99.3%	10	12	22	6,818		20	110	17	ap1951
1965	40,000	180,000	22.2%	18	14	32	1,250			212	17	ap1967
1968	120,000			15		15	8,000			131	18	ap1971
1976	180,000	225,000	80.0%	13	12	25	7,200		12	126	18	ap1977
1980	208,000	235,000	88.5%	13		13	16,000	1	1	130	22	ap1981
1990	259,000	286,000	90.6%	12	11	23	11,260		11	78	24	ap1991
1999	232,300	333,500	69.7%	13	9	22	10,559		10	100	26	ap2000
2000	252,306	354,451	71.2%	15	10	25	10,092		11	80	26	ap2001
2001	243,080	353,547	68.8%	13	10	23	10,568		11	105	26	ap2002
2002	244,830	348,200	70.3%	12	10	22	11,128		11	110	26	ap2003
2003	222,435	296,580	75.0%	11	11	22	10,110		12	105	26	ap2004
2004	247,550	330,358	74.9%	12	10	22	11,252		14	103	26	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (Bishop: 1 May 1925 to 8 Aug 1936)
• Amaury Castanho † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1979 to 3 May 1989)
• José Costa Campos † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1960 to 26 Mar 1979)
• Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. (Bishop: 14 Mar 1990 - )
• Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1942 to 9 Dec 1960)
• René de Pontes † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1938 to 2 Apr 1940)