Suffragan diocese Porto, Portugal
Diocese of Porto
Portugallen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Porto is a large Latin rite see in northern Portugal dating to the 6th century, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Braga. It is led by Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda, who took office in 2018.
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- Established
- 588
- Catholics
- 1,890,000
- Priests
- 286
- Territory
- 3,010 km²
Parishes and churches
480 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santa EuláliaPaços de FerreiraView parish
- Santa EuláliaPedoridoView parish
- Santa EuláliaSanguedoView parish
- Santa EuláliaSanta Eulália de AroucaView parish
- Santa EuláliaSanta Eulália de BarrosasView parish
- Santa EuláliaSobrosaView parish
- Santa EuláliaVandomaView parish
- Santa EuláliaVila Nova de GaiaView parish
- Santa LeocádiaMacieira da LixaView parish
- Santa LeocádiaBaiãoView parish
- Santa MargaridaLousadaView parish
- Santa MariaAboadelaView parish
- Santa MariaAlvarengaView parish
- Santa MariaAroucaView parish
- Santa MariaAzuraraView parish
- Santa MariaCovêloView parish
- Santa MariaDuas IgrejasView parish
- Santa MariaEjaView parish
- Santa MariaFiãesView parish
- Santa MariaFregimView parish
- Santa MariaFrendeView parish
- Santa MariaGondarView parish
- Santa MariaGôveView parish
- Santa MariaIdãesView parish
- Santa MariaJazenteView parish
- Santa MariaLamasView parish
- Santa MariaLeça do BalioView parish
- Santa MariaMarco de CanavesesView parish
- Santa MariaMaurelesView parish
- Santa MariaMelresView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda
- Born
- 15 April 1956
- Birthplace
- Paus
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The cathedral
Porto Cathedral stands in Porto, 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
Porto (Oporto), the second largest city in Portugal and part of the Norte region, holds the see of the Diocese of Porto (Latin: Dioecesis Portugallensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.
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Pope Leo XIV to ordain José Paulino Francisco Neto as bishop of Diocese of Porto Nacional
Pope Leo XIV will ordain Monsignor José Paulino Francisco Neto as the bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional. The episcopal ordination is scheduled for November 28, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Vitória in Espírito Santo. José Paulino Francisco Neto will assume leadership of the Diocese of Porto Nacional on December 19. The ordination will be led by Bishop Dario Campos, OFM, bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Vitória; Bishop Andherson Franklin Lustosa de Souza, auxiliary bishop of Vitória; and Bishop Geraldo dos Reis Maia, bishop of the Diocese of Araçuaí. Born in Comercinho on August 30, 1972, José Paulino Francisco Neto was ordained a priest on August 4, 2000. He previously served in various roles within the Diocese of Araçuaí, including parish priest in Catuji and Coronel Murta, rector of the diocesan seminary, and chancellor of the curia. Since 2020, he has served in the Archdiocese of Vitória.
- Bishop José Paulinho presents his episcopal coat of arms
- Diocese do Porto bids farewell to D. Vitorino Soares
- Pope Leo XIV names Monsenhor José Paulino Francisco Neto as bishop of Diocese de Porto Nacional (TO)
- Pope names José Paulino Francisco Neto bishop of Porto Nacional
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