Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
Diocese of Bragança-Miranda Dioecesis Brigantiensis-Mirandensis Diocese de Bragança-Miranda | |
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![]() Cathedral of Braganza | |
Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,545 km2 (2,527 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 151,900 149,400 (98.4%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 March 1770 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady Queen in Braganza |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St Mary in Miranda do Douro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge IV |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança–Miranda (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis–Mirandensis), in the north-east of Portugal, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.[1] Its seats are the Cathedral of Braganza and the Cathedral of Miranda do Douro.
History
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The see was erected in 1545 by Pope Paul III in the town of Miranda do Douro bordering on Spain, its territory being taken from the Archdiocese of Braga.[2] Pope Clement XIV in 1770 transferred it to Bragança.[3]
José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro is the current bishop, nominated in July 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy page
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy page, Diocese of Miranda
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ↑ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27823.php?index=27823&po_date=18.07.2011&lang=en
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 41°48′20″N 6°45′44″W / 41.8056°N 6.7622°W