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Diocese of Porto

Dioecesis Portugallensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal
  • Square Kilometers: 3,010 (1,162 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-porto.pt/
  • Mailing Address: Paco Episcopal, Terreiro da Se, 4050-573 Porto CODEX, Portugal
  • Telephone: 22.339.23.30

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Porto (erected)
1 June 1770Territory LostDiocese of Porto Diocese of Penafiel (erected)
11 November 1778Territory AddedDiocese of Penafiel (suppressed) Diocese of Porto
24 August 1938Territory LostDiocese of Coimbra (Águeda, Anadia, Aveiro, Ílhavo, Oliveira do Bairrom, and Vagos)
Diocese of Porto (Albergaria-a-Velha, Estarreja, and Murtosa)
Diocese of Viseu (Sever do Vouga)
Diocese of Aveiro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19491,120,0001,194,00093.8%6231507731,448245560457ap1951
19691,480,0001,500,00098.7%5661477132,0751881,200376ap1971
19801,842,4991,876,74898.2%5032427452,4733501,618477ap1981
19901,869,0002,182,00085.7%4401756153,0392741,485477ap1991
19991,870,0001,888,82699.0%4051956003,116162811,128477ap2000
20001,869,8261,888,82699.0%4011815823,212162741,109477ap2001
20011,869,8261,888,82699.0%4021925943,14716274991477ap2002
20021,869,8262,064,81390.6%3981925903,16916274991477ap2003
20031,869,8262,064,81390.6%3641875513,39316283862477ap2004
20041,869,8262,064,81390.6%3551935483,412162751,086477ap2005
20131,914,0002,115,00090.5%3071884953,86674286665477ap2014
20161,890,0002,088,00090.5%2861794654,06493285568477ap2017
20191,871,5002,067,70090.5%2781764544,12299214526477ap2020
20211,867,2402,063,00090.5%2682044723,956101280493477ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 406, and Page 407
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 218
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 278
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 286
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 322
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 346
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 108, to Page 110

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