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Diocese of Setúbal

Dioecesis Setubalensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 July 1975
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal
  • Square Kilometers: 1,500 (579 Square Miles)
  • Web Site: http://www.ecclesia.pt/setubal/
  • Mailing Address: Rua Fran Pacheco 109, 2900-376 Setubal CODEX, Portugal
  • Telephone: 265.53.99.41
  • Fax: 265.53.99.43

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 July 1975ErectedDiocese of Beja (Melides/Ponta de Troia (in Grandola))
Archdiocese of Évora (Canha, Pegoês, and Santo Isidro (all in Montijo) and Comporta (in Alcázar do Sal))
Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon} (Setubal)
Diocese of Setúbal (erected)
12 November 1998Territory AddedPatriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon} (Seminary of Saint Paul (in Almada) and Christ the King monument) Diocese of Setúbal

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980464,000546,00085.0%3329627,4833814046ap1981
1990525,000628,00083.6%3529648,20343412548ap1991
1999550,000650,00084.6%4431757,33343810949ap2000
2000550,000650,00084.6%4331747,43243810049ap2001
2001550,000650,00084.6%4531767,23643810049ap2002
2002550,000650,00084.6%4731787,05143810049ap2003
2003550,000650,00084.6%5231836,62623810051ap2004
2004550,000650,00084.6%5131826,70723810051ap2005
2010509,858718,90070.9%5824826,21710298057ap2011
2014537,073779,37968.9%6320836,470122510057ap2015
2017541,100774,00069.9%64491134,78812538657ap2018
2020544,820782,00069.7%6319826,644132010057ap2021
2022546,345784,18369.7%5822806,829122311757ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 516, to Page 518
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 1,088

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