Diocese of Aveiro
| Diocese of Aveiro | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Diocesan bishop | Antonio Manuel Moiteiro Ramos |
| surface | 1,537 km² |
| Parishes | 101 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 312,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 271,800 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 87.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 85 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,564 |
| Permanent deacons | 39 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 151 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de São Domingos |
| Website | www.diocese-aveiro.pt |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro ( Latin Dioecesis Aveirensis , Portuguese Diocese of Aveiro ) is in Portugal situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Aveiro .
history
The diocese of Aveiro was founded on August 24, 1938 by Pope Pius XI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Omnium Ecclesiarum from cessions of territory from the dioceses of Coimbra , Porto and Viseu and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Braga as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Aveiro
- João Evangelista de Lima Vidal , 1940–1958
- Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes , 1958–1962
- Manuel d'Almeida Trindade , 1962–1988
- António Baltasar Marcelino , 1988-2006
- António Francisco dos Santos , 2006-2014
- António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos since 2014
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Aveiro - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Portuguese)
- Entry for the diocese of Aveiro on catholic-hierarchy.org