Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro

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Diocese of Aveiro Dioecesis Aveirensis Diocese de Aveiro
Cathedral of Aveiro
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Braga
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area	1,537 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 314,800 274,400 (87.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 August 1938
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Dominic in Aveiro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge IV
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro (Latin: Dioecesis Aveirensis) has existed since 1938. In that year it was formed as territories taken from the historical diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Porto and diocese of Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.^[1] In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.

Its see at Aveiro is also the capital of the district of Aveiro. The bishop is António Francisco dos Santos, appointed in 2006.^[2]

List of Bishops of Aveiro[]

1. (1774–1799)
2. (1801–1813)
3. (1815–1837)
4. (1840
5. António Mendes Bello (1881), Diocesan administrator
6. (1940–1958)
7. (1958–1962)
8. Manuel de Almeida Trindade (1962–1988)
9. António Baltasar Marcelino (January 20, 1988 – September 21, 2006)
10. António Francisco dos Santos (September 21, 2006 – February 21, 2014)
11. (July 4, 2014- )

Territory[]

The territory covers 1,537 km² and is divided into 101 parishes, grouped into 10 archipresbiterati, corresponding to the 10 municipalities of the district.

Notes[]

Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 8°39′01″W / 40.6397°N 8.6504°W / 40.6397; -8.6504