Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Portugal
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The Diocese of Santarém (Latin: Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal, erected on 16 July 1975 by Pope Paul VI. It is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.[1] Its episcopal see at Santarém is north-east of Lisbon.
Diocese of Santarém Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania Diocese de Santarém | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,202 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 285,000 250,000 (87.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 July 1975 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santarém |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Augusto Traquina Maria |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Manuel III |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The current bishop is José Augusto Traquina Maria, appointed in 2017.[2]
Ordinaries
edit- António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. † (16 Jul 1975 Appointed - 28 Aug 1997 Died)
- Manuel Pelino Domingues (27 Jan 1998 Appointed - 7 Oct 2017 Retired)
- José Augusto Traquina Maria (7 Oct 2017 Appointed - )
References
edit- ^ David M. Cheney. "Santarém (Diocese)". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ David M. Cheney. "Bishop Manual Pelino Domingues [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) http://www.agencia.ecclesia.pt/dioceses/santarem.asp
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