Patriarchate of Lisbon

Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon

Patriarchatus Metropolitæ Olisiponensis

Patriarcado Metropolitana de Lisboa
Coat of arms of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon
Seal
Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical provinceLisbon
Statistics
Area3,735 km2 (1,442 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
1,617,390
1,462,050 (90.4%)
Parishes285
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralLisbon Cathedral
Patron saintVincent of Saragossa
Secular priests281 (Diocesan)
250 (Religious Orders)
95 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan PatriarchRui I
SuffragansAngra
Funchal
Guarda
Leiria-Fátima
Portalegre-Castelo Branco
Santarém
Setúbal
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritusManuel III
Map
The Archdiocese of Lisbon shown in a darker red.
The Archdiocese of Lisbon shown in a darker red.
Website
http://www.patriarcado-lisboa.pt

The Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon (Latin: Patriarchatus Metropolitæ Olisiponensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or patriarchal archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

Its archiepiscopal see is the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major, in Lisbon. The patriarchate also has three minor basilicas: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Martyrs and Basilica of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Estrela, both in Lisbon; the Basilica of Our Lady and St. Anthony in Mafra; and two World Heritage Site monasteries: the Monastery of the Hieronymites, in Lisbon, and the Monastery of Saint Mary of Alcobaça, in Alcobaça