Diocese of Coimbra
Conimbricen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Coimbra, Portugal
The Diocese of Coimbra is a Latin Church diocese in central Portugal, one of the oldest in the country dating to the 6th century, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Braga. Its current bishop is Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes, appointed in 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 563
- Latin
- Conimbricen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Augustine of Hippo
- Annuario code
- 001001188
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 500,000
- Population
- 548,000
- Catholic share
- 91.2%
- Priests
- 125
- Catholics per priest
- 4,000
- Extent
- 5,300 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 94
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes
- Born
- 22 September 1961
- Birthplace
- São Mamede
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
New Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus stands in Coimbra, 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.
The province of Braga
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Braga.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AveiroAveiro
- Archdiocese of BragaBraga
- Diocese of Bragança–MirandaBragança–Miranda
- Diocese of LamegoLamego
- Diocese of PortoPorto
- Diocese of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo
- Diocese of Vila RealVila Real
- Diocese of ViseuViseu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Coimbra, Portugal, is home to the Diocese of Coimbra (Latin: Dioecesis Conimbricensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Braga. From 1472 the bishop of Coimbra also held the comital title of Count of Arganil, and was accordingly styled Bishop-Count (Portuguese: Bispo-Conde).
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].