Diocese of Guarda
| Diocese of Guarda | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Diocesan bishop | Manuel da Rocha Felício |
| Vicar General |
Carlos Augusto Pina Paula Manuel Alberto Pereira de Matos |
| surface | 6,759 km² |
| Parishes | 361 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 261,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 251,100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 114 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.932 |
| Permanent deacons | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral |
| address | Diocesana Curia Rua do Encontro 33 6300-704 Guarda Portugal |
| Website | http://www.diocesedaguarda.com/ |
The Diocese of Guarda ( Latin Dioecesis Aegitaniensis , Portuguese Diocese de Guarda ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Guarda, Portugal . The diocese belongs to the ecclesiastical province of the Patriarchate of Lisbon and has existed since the 6th century.
On December 2, 2013 Luis Miguel Mendes, former Vice Chancellor of was Seminary of Fundão in the diocese of Guarda, because sexual abuse of six young people sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in 19 cases. Mendes accepted the sentence immediately after the sentence was pronounced.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ pédophilie: un portugais prêtre condamné. In: Le Figaro , December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Pedro Sales Dias: Padre do Fundão conhece sentença por abuso sexual. In: Público of December 2, 2013
Web links
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