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Diocese of Vila Real
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The Diocese of Vila Real is a Latin Church diocese in northern Portugal, established in 1922 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Braga. Its see is the Cathedral of St Dominic and it is led by Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo, appointed in 2019.
- Bishop
- António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo
- Latin name
- Villaregalen(sis)
- Erected
- 20 April 1922
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St Dominic, Vila Real
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Braga (Archdiocese of Braga)
- Catholics
- 289,600
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Rua Tenente Bessa Monteiro 26, Carmo, 5000-609 Vila Real, Portugal
- Telephone
- Tel. 259.323.448; fax 259.378.404
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Lamego 23 km
- Diocese of Braga 63 km
- Diocese of Viseu 73 km
- Diocese of Porto 75 km
- Diocese of Guarda 94 km
- Diocese of Bragança–Miranda 100 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Vila Real <1 km
- Santo António · Vila Real <1 km
- São Pedro · Vila Real <1 km
- Seminário Diocesano de Vila Real · Vila Real <1 km
- São Tiago · Folhadela 2 km
- São Martinho de Tours · Mateus 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000105 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08