Diocese of Portalegre–Castelo Branco

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The Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco is a Latin rite see in the Alentejo and Beira Baixa regions of Portugal, erected at Portalegre in 1550 and given its current name in 1956. Suffragan to the Patriarchate of Lisbon, it received its new bishop, Pedro Fernandes of the Spiritans, who took office in November 2025.

Bishop
Pedro Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes
Latin name
Portalegren(sis)-Castri Albi
Erected
2 April 1550
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Portalegre
Co-cathedral
Cathedral of St. Michael, Castelo Branco
Patron
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Lisbon
Catholics
248,923
Chancery
Bispado, Largo do Paço s/n, 7300-095 Portalegre
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002631 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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