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Diocese of Faro
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The Diocese of Faro, also called the Diocese of the Algarve, is a Latin rite see in southern Portugal, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Évora. Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas submitted his resignation on reaching age 75 in 2024 and continues to govern the see until a successor is appointed, which had not happened as of mid 2026.
- Bishop
- Manuel Neto Quintas
- Latin name
- Pharaonen(sis)
- Erected
- 30 March 1577
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Mary, Faro
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Évora
- Catholics
- 350,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Largo da Sé 20, 8000-138 Faro, Portugal
- Telephone
- Tel. 289.829.206; fax 289.805.400
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Huelva ES 92 km
- Diocese of Beja 111 km
- Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera ES 164 km
- Diocese of Évora 173 km
- Diocese of Sevilla ES 177 km
- Diocese of Setúbal 190 km
Parishes near the see
- São Luís · Faro 1 km
- São Pedro · Faro 1 km
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Faro 1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Montenegro 3 km
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Conceição de Faro 6 km
- São Bartolomeu · Pechão 8 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001001404 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08