Diocese of Faro
Pharaonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Faro, Portugal
The Diocese of Faro, also called the Diocese of the Algarve, is a Latin rite see in southern Portugal, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Évora. Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas submitted his resignation on reaching age 75 in 2024 and continues to govern the see until a successor is appointed, which had not happened as of mid 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 March 1577
- Latin
- Pharaonen(sis)
- Patron
- san Vicente de Huesca
- Annuario code
- 001001404
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 350,000
- Population
- 400,000
- Catholic share
- 87.5%
- Priests
- 59
- Catholics per priest
- 5,932
- Extent
- 5,071 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 69
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
- Manuel Neto Quintas
- Born
- 27 August 1949
- Birthplace
- Mazouco
- Institute
- SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI) (S.C.I.)
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
Cathedral of Saint Mary, Faro stands in Faro, 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 Évora
A suffragan of Évora.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BejaBeja
- Archdiocese of ÉvoraÉvora
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Known also as the Diocese of the Algarve, and in earlier times as the Diocese of Silves, the Diocese of Faro (Latin: Dioecesis Pharaonensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal, suffragan to the archdiocese of Évora. Manuel Neto Quintas is the current bishop of Faro.
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].