Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro (Latin: Dioecesis Aveirensis) has existed since 1938. In that year it was formed as territories taken from the historical diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Porto and diocese of Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.[1] In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.
Diocese of Aveiro Dioecesis Aveirensis Diocese de Aveiro | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,537 km2 (593 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 314,800 274,400 (87.2%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 24 August 1938 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic in Aveiro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge IV |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
Its see at Aveiro is also the capital of the district of Aveiro. The bishop is António Francisco dos Santos, appointed in 2006.[2]
List of Bishops of Aveiro
- António Freire Gameiro de Sousa (1774–1799)
- António José Cordeiro (1801–1813)
- Manuel Pacheco de Resende (1815–1837)
- António de Santo Ilídio da Fonseca e Silva (1840
- António Mendes Bello (1881), Diocesan administrator
- João Evangelista de Lima Vidal (1940–1958)
- Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes (1958–1962)
- Manuel de Almeida Trindade (1962–1988)
- António Baltasar Marcelino (January 20, 1988 – September 21, 2006)
- António Francisco dos Santos (September 21, 2006 – February 21, 2014)
- António Manuel Moiterio Ramos (July 4, 2014- )
Territory
The territory covers 1,537 km² and is divided into 101 parishes, grouped into 10 archipresbiterati, corresponding to the 10 municipalities of the district.
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