Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro

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.

Diocese of Aveiro

Dioecesis Aveirensis

Diocese de Aveiro
Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical provinceBraga
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area1,537 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
314,800
274,400 (87.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established24 August 1938
CathedralCathedral of St Dominic in Aveiro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntónio Manuel Moiteiro Ramos
Metropolitan ArchbishopJorge IV
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

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  1. António Freire Gameiro de Sousa (1774–1799)
  2. António José Cordeiro (1801–1813)
  3. Manuel Pacheco de Resende (1815–1837)
  4. António de Santo Ilídio da Fonseca e Silva (1840
  5. António Mendes Bello (1881), Diocesan administrator
  6. João Evangelista de Lima Vidal (1940–1958)
  7. Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes (1958–1962)
  8. Manuel de Almeida Trindade (1962–1988)
  9. António Baltasar Marcelino (January 20, 1988 – September 21, 2006)
  10. António Francisco dos Santos (September 21, 2006 – February 21, 2014)
  11. António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos (July 4, 2014- )

Territory

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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]

Notes

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40°38′23″N 8°39′01″W / 40.6397°N 8.6504°W / 40.6397; -8.6504