Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja
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The Diocese of Beja (Latin: Dioecesis Beiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora.[2]
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Diocese of Beja Dioecesis Beiensis Diocese de Beja | |
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Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Ecclesiastical province | Evora |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Evora |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,300 km2 (4,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 223,200 186,100 (83.4%) |
Parishes | 119 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 July 1770 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James the Greater in Beja |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O.Carm. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Francisco Sanches Alves |
Coadjutor | José Marcos dos Santos (Coadjutor Bishop-elect)[1] |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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