Diocese of Lamego
Lamacen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lamego, Portugal
The Diocese of Lamego is a Latin rite see in northern Portugal dating to the 6th century, made a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Braga in 1881. It is led by Bishop António José da Rocha Couto, who has served since 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 569
- Latin
- Lamacen(sis)
- Patron
- Assumption of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001001942
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 157,500
- Population
- 160,700
- Catholic share
- 98.0%
- Priests
- 111
- Catholics per priest
- 1,419
- Extent
- 2,848 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 55
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
- António José da Rocha Couto
- Born
- 18 April 1952
- Birthplace
- Vila Boa do Bispo
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ PORTOGHESE PER LE MISSIONI (S.M.P. / S.M.B.N.)
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 Our Lady of the Assumption, Lamego stands in Lamego, 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 Braga.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AveiroAveiro
- Archdiocese of BragaBraga
- Diocese of Bragança–MirandaBragança–Miranda
- Diocese of CoimbraCoimbra
- 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.
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].