Diocese of Coimbra Dioecesis Conimbricensis Diocese de Coimbra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,300 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 548,000 (est.) 500,000 (est.) (91.2%) |
| Parishes | 269 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 563 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus in Coimbra |
| Patron saint | St Augustine of Hippo |
| Secular priests | 125 (diocesan) 35 (Religious Orders) 13 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga |
| Map | |
 Map showing the jurisdiction of Portuguese dioceses (Diocese of Coimbra is located at the bottom of the section coloured orange) | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese of Coimbra | |
The Diocese of Coimbra (Latin: Dioecesis Conimbricensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Coimbra, Portugal.[2] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Braga.[3]
From 1472, the bishop of Coimbra held the comital title of Count of Arganil, being thus called Bishop-Count (Portuguese: Bispo-Conde).
- ^ Diocese do Coimbro, Clara Almeida Santos entrevista D. Virgílio Antunes; retrieved: 08 October 2017. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Diocese of Coimbra". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Diocese of Coimbra". Catholic Hierarchy.