Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal
Diocese of Setúbal Dioecesis Setubalensis Diocese de Setúbal | |
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Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 650,000 550,000 (84.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 July 1975 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Manuel III |
Emeritus Bishops | Manuel da Silva Martins Bishop Emeritus (1975-1998) |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Portuguese Catholic Diocese of Setúbal (Latin: Dioecesis Setubalensis) has existed since 1975. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon.[1] Its see at Setúbal is south of Lisbon. As of 2008, the bishop is Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis, who was appointed in 1998.[2]
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External links
- (in Portuguese) Official page
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