Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro
Diocese of the Catholic Church
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Diocese of Aveiro Dioecesis Aveirensis Diocese de Aveiro | |
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![]() Cathedral of Aveiro | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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%) |
Information | |
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 |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Aveiro (Latin: Dioecesis Aveirensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It has existed since 1938 when the historical dioceses of Coimbra, Porto, and Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.[1] In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.
Its see at Aveiro is also the capital of the district of Aveiro. The bishop is António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, appointed in 2014.[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 Moiteiro 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.[citation needed]
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