Diocese of Porto
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Diocese of Porto
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| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Diocesan bishop | Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa Armando Esteves Domingues Vitorino José Pereira Soares |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
João Miranda Teixeira António Maria Bessa Taipa |
| founding | 4th century |
| surface | 3,010 km² |
| Parishes | 477 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,088,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,890,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 286 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 179 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,065 |
| Permanent deacons | 93 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 285 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 568 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção |
| Website | www.diocese-porto.pt |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto ( Latin Dioecesis Portugallensis , Portuguese Diocese do Porto ) is in Portugal situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Porto .
history
The diocese of Porto was established in the 4th century. On August 24, 1938, the Diocese of Porto gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Aveiro . The diocese of Porto is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Braga as a suffragan .
The church newspaper for Portugal, Voz Portucalense, is published in Porto .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Porto - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Diocese of Porto on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
