Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença

History

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

  Bishops

• Bishops of Valença, in reverse chronological order
• * Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira
• * Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv.
• * Bishop Amaury Castanho, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jundiaí, São Paulo
• * Bishop José Costa Campos, appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais
• * Bishop Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena
• * Bishop René de Pontes
• * Bishop André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, 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