Diocese of Beja

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The Diocese of Beja is a Latin Church diocese in southern Portugal, restored in 1770 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Évora. Its current bishop is Fernando Maio de Paiva, appointed in 2024.

Bishop
Fernando Maio de Paiva
Latin name
Beien(sis)
Erected
10 July 1770
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. James the Greater (Sé de Beja)
Patron
Saint Joseph
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Évora (Archdiocese of Évora)
Catholics
173,125
Chancery
Seminário Diocesano, Rua D. Afonso Henriques 1A, 7800-049 Beja, codex, Portugal
Telephone
Tel. 284.323.159; fax 284.323.250
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000869 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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