Diocese of Leiria-Fátima
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Diocese of Leiria-Fátima
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| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Diocesan bishop | António Cardinal Marto |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva |
| surface | 1,700 km² |
| Parishes | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 292,402 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 266,328 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 91.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 90 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 64 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,729 |
| Friars | 77 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 655 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | www.leiria-fatima.pt |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima ( Latin Dioecesis Leiriensis-Fatimensis , Portuguese Diocese de Leiria-Fátima ) is in Portugal situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Leiria .
history
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The diocese of Leiria-Fátima was on January 17, 1918 by Pope Benedict XV. with the Apostolic Constitution Quo vehementius re-established as the diocese of Leiria , after it had already existed from 1545 to 1881, and subordinated to the Patriarchate of Lisbon as a suffragan diocese. On May 13, 1984, the diocese of Leiria was renamed by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Qua pietate in the diocese of Leiria-Fátima .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Leiria-Fátima - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Diocese of Leiria-Fátima on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benedictus XV: Const. Apost. Quo vehementius , AAS 10 (1918), n.3, p. 81ff.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Qua pietate , AAS 76 (1984), n.10, pp. 833f.