Suffragan diocese Leiria–Fátima, Portugal
Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
Leirien(sis)-Fatimen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Leiria-Fátima is a Latin rite see in central Portugal, suffragan to the Patriarchate of Lisbon, restored in 1918 and home to the Shrine of Fátima. It is led by Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, who took office in 2022.
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- Established
- 1918
- Catholics
- 248,500
- Priests
- 89
- Territory
- 1,700 km²
Parishes and churches
76 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioFátimaView parish
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioParceirosView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Rosário de FátimaCercalView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos MilagresVieira de LeiriaView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos PrazeresAlcariaView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos PrazeresAljubarrotaView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos PrazeresFátimaView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos RemédiosReguengo do FetalView parish
- Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina da SerraView parish
- Santa CatarinaAzoiaView parish
- Santa CruzBatalhaView parish
- Santa Isabel de PortugalLeiriaView parish
- Santa MargaridaArrabalView parish
- Santa MartaCalvaria de CimaView parish
- Santo AleixoBajoucaView parish
- Santo AmaroOrtigosaView parish
- Santo AntónioCasal dos BernardosView parish
- Santo AntónioArrimalView parish
- Santo AntónioSerra de Santo AntónioView parish
- Santo EliasCarnideView parish
- Santíssima TrindadeFátimaView parish
- Santíssimo SalvadorBarreiraView parish
- Santíssimo SalvadorSouto da CarpalhosaView parish
- Senhor Jesus dos MilagresMilagresView parish
- São BartolomeuAtouguiaView parish
- São BentoSão BentoView parish
- São CristóvãoCaranguejeiraView parish
- São Francisco de AssisMeirinhasView parish
- São JoséAlqueidão da SerraView parish
- São João BaptistaMonte RealView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- José Ornelas Carvalho
- Born
- 5 January 1954
- Birthplace
- Porto da Cruz
- Institute
- SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI) (S.C.I.)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Leiria stands in Leiria–Fátima, 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
A suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon, the Diocese of Leiria-Fátima (Latin: Dioecesis Leiriensis-Fatimensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Leiria is the principal church of the episcopal see. The diocese also holds two minor basilicas, both in Fátima (the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity), a World Heritage Site in the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory at Batalha, and a decommissioned former Cathedral, now ruined, the Church of Our Lady of Pena.
This see in the wire
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- Caritas Internationalis and Christian networks call for greater protection of migrant minors
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João Miguel Tavares challenges Church to change communication and tell real stories
João Miguel Tavares told the National Social Communication Days in Leiria that the Catholic Church should move away from a defensive stance and instead use more positive communication by sharing real life stories.
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Santuário de Fátima proposes activity for children and adolescents
The Sanctuary of Fátima has proposed an activity called “Da Dor à Flor” for children and adolescents as part of the temporary exhibition “Refúgio e Caminho” at the Sanctuary Museum's temporary exhibition gallery.
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