Diocese of Vila Real
| Diocese of Vila Real | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Portugal |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Diocesan bishop | Antonio Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Amândio José Tomás |
| surface | 4,237 km² |
| Parishes | 264 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 206,661 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 202,900 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 98.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 92 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,879 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 63 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de São Domingos |
| Website | www.diocese-vilareal.pt |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vila Real ( Latin Dioecesis Villaregalensis , Portuguese Diocese de Vila Real ) is in Portugal situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Vila Real .
history
The diocese of Vila Real was founded on April 20, 1922 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolicae Praedecessorum Nostrorum from cedings of the dioceses of Bragança and Miranda and Lamego as well as the Archdiocese of Braga and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Braga as a suffragan .
Bishops of Vila Real
- João Evangelista de Lima Vidal , 1923–1933
- António Valente da Fonseca , 1933-1967
- António Cardoso Cunha , 1967-1991
- Joaquim Gonçalves , 1991-2011
- Amândio José Tomás , 2011–2019
- António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo , since 2019
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Vila Real - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Portuguese)
- Entry for the Diocese of Vila Real on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)