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Suffragan diocese Aveiro, Portugal

Diocese of Aveiro

Aveiren(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Aveiro is a Latin Church diocese in Portugal, established in 1938 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Braga. Its current bishop is António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, appointed in 2014.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Dominic, in Aveiro, Portugal.

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Established
1938
Catholics
274,400
Priests
87
Territory
1,537 km²

Parishes and churches

103 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos
Born
17 May 1956
Birthplace
Aldeia de João Pires

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Dominic stands in Aveiro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Formed in 1938 by combining territory from the historical dioceses of Coimbra, Porto, and Viseu, the Diocese of Aveiro (Latin: Dioecesis Aveirensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Braga. Its see at Aveiro is also the capital of the district of Aveiro. In 2012 the diocese counted 274,400 baptized among 314,800 inhabitants. António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, appointed in 2014, is the bishop.

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