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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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Porto Cathedral, in Porto, Portugal.

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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.

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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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