Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria–Fátima

Diocese of Leiria–Fátima

Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis

Diocese de Leiria–Fátima
The Episcopal Cathedral of Leiria–Fátima
Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical provinceLisbon
MetropolitanPatriarchate of Lisbon
Statistics
Area1,700 km2 (660 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
290,000
248,500 (85.7%)
Parishes73
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 January 1918
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Leiria
Patron saintOur Lady of Fátima
St Augustine of Hippo
Secular priests89 (Diocesan)
69 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRui I
Bishops emeritusSerafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Bishop Emeritus (1993-2006)
António Augusto dos Santos MartoBishop Emeritus (2006-2022)
Map
Location of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
Location of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Leiria–Fátima (Latin: Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.[1]

The main church of the episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, in Leiria. It also has two minor basilicas, both in Fátima: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, and also a World Heritage Site: the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, in Batalha, as a decommissioned former Cathedral (now ruined): Church of Our Lady of Pena.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 266,792 Catholics (91.6% of 291,144 total) on 1,700 km2 in 75 parishes and 6 missions with 156 priests (92 diocesan, 64 religious), 767 lay religious (77 brothers, 690 sisters) and 6 seminarians.

Bishops

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Bishops of Leiria

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  • Brás de Barros, C.R.S.A. (1545-1556)
  • Gaspar do Casal, O.E.S.A. (1557-1579)
  • António Pinheiro (1579-1582)
  • Pedro de Castilho (1583-1604)
  • Martim Afonso Mexia (1605-1615)
  • António de Santa Maria (1616-1623)
  • Francisco de Menezes (1625-1627)
  • Dinis de Melo e Castro (1627-1636)
  • Pedro Barbosa de Eça (1636-1640)
  • Pedro Vieira da Silva (1670-1676)
  • Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. (1677-1678)
  • José de Lencastre, O.Carm. (1681-1694)
  • Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha (1694-1746)
  • Joao de Nossa Senhora (1746-1760)
  • Miguel de Bulhoes e Sousa (1761-1779)
  • Lourenco de Lancastre (1780-1790)
  • Manuel de Aguiar (1790-1815)
  • Joao Inacio de Fonseca Manso (1818-1834)
  • Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho (1943-1845)
  • Manuel José da Costa (1846-1851)
  • Joaquim Ferreira Ferraz (1852-1873)
  • José Alves Correia da Silva (1920-1957)
  • João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C. (1958-1972)
  • Alberto Cosme do Amaral (1972-1984)

Bishops of Leiria-Fatima

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Diocese of Leiria – Fátima, Portugal
  3. ^ a b "Leiria-Fátima: D. António Marto elogia sucessor e destaca alinhamento com o Papa". Agência Ecclesia (in Portuguese). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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