Patriarchate of Lisbon
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon (Latin: Patriarchatus Metropolitae Olisiponensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or patriarchal archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon Patriarchatus Metropolitae Olisiponensis Patriarcado Metropolitana de Lisboa | |
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Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,735 km2 (1,442 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,924,650 1,648,885 (86%) |
Parishes | 284 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4th century |
Cathedral | Lisbon Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Patriarch | Rui I |
Suffragans | Angra Funchal Guarda Leiria-Fátima Portalegre-Castelo Branco Santarém Setúbal |
Auxiliary Bishops |
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Bishops emeritus | Manuel III |
Map | |
The Archdiocese of Lisbon shown in a darker red. | |
Website | |
http://www.patriarcado-lisboa.pt |
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