Diocese of Faro Dioecesis Pharaonensis Diocese do Algarve | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Évora |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Evora |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,071 km2 (1,958 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 400,000 350,000 (87.5%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 306 (As Diocese of Ossonoba) 1189 (As Diocese of Silves) 30 March 1577 (As Diocese of Faro) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Mary in Faro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Manuel Neto Quintas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Francisco Sanches Alves |
| Bishops emeritus | Manuel Madureira Dias Bishop Emeritus (1988-2004) |
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The Diocese of Faro (Latin: Dioecesis Pharaonensis), also called the Diocese of the Algarve and formerly the Diocese of Silves, is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora.[1] The current bishop of Faro is Manuel Neto Quintas.