Roman Catholic Diocese of Viana Do Castelo

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Portuguese Catholic Diocese of Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region, has existed since 1977. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, with its see at Viana do Castelo. As of 2008, the bishop is Jose Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira, who was appointed in 1997. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal. Its suffragans are the diocese of Aveiro, diocese of Braganca-Miranda, diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Lamego, diocese of Porto, diocese of Viana do Castelo, diocese of Vila Real, and diocese of Viseu.