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Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
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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.
- Bishop
- José Ornelas Carvalho
- Latin name
- Leirien(sis)-Fatimen(sis)
- Erected
- 22 May 1545 (origins 1918)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Leiria
- Patron
- Our Lady of Fátima
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Lisbon
- Catholics
- 248,500
- Chancery
- Seminário Diocesano, 2414-011 Leiria, Portugal
- Telephone
- Tel. 244.845.030
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Santarém 56 km
- Diocese of Coimbra 62 km
- Diocese of Aveiro 105 km
- Diocese of Lisboa 116 km
- Diocese of Portalegre–Castelo Branco 128 km
- Diocese of Viseu 128 km
Parishes near the see
- Santa Isabel de Portugal · Leiria 1 km
- São Tiago Maior · Leiria 1 km
- Nossa Senhora do Rosário · Parceiros 3 km
- Santa Catarina · Azoia 3 km
- Santíssimo Salvador · Barreira 4 km
- Nossa Senhora da Gaiola · Cortes 4 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001001981 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08