Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
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Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
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| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Diocesan bishop | José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | António Montes Moreira OFM |
| surface | 6,545 km² |
| Parishes | 326 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 150,600 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 148,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 98.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,850 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 107 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Nova Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha in Bragança |
| Co-cathedral | Santa Maria Maior in Miranda do Douro |
| Website | www.diocesebm.pt |
The Diocese of Bragança-Miranda ( Latin Dioecesis Brigantiensis-Mirandensis , Portuguese Diocese de Bragança-Miranda ) is an in Portugal situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Bragança .
history
The diocese of Miranda was founded in 1545 at the instigation of King Joãos III. of Portugal by a decree of Pope Paul III. In 1770 the bishopric was moved to Bragança by Pope Clement XIV with the Apostolic Constitution Pastoris Aeterni and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Braga as a suffragan . On September 27, 1780, the diocese Bragança was by Pope Pius VI. renamed with the Apostolic Constitution Romanus Pontifex in the Diocese of Bragança and Miranda . The diocese of Bragança and Miranda gave up on April 20, 1922 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Vila Real . On May 27, 1996, the diocese of Bragança and Miranda was renamed the Diocese of Bragança-Miranda .
See also
- List of the bishops of Bragança-Miranda
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Portugal
Web links
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Nova Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha in Bragança
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