| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Beja | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Beiensis |
| Local: | Diocese de Beja |
| Country: |  Portugal |
| Province: | Evora |
| Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Evora |
| Area Km2: | 12,300 |
| Population: | 223,200 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Catholics: | 186,100 |
| Catholics Percent: | 83.4 |
| Parishes: | 119 |
| 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 Joseph |
| Bishop: | António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O.Carm. |
| Metro Archbishop: | José Francisco Sanches Alves |
| Coadjutor: | José Marcos dos Santos (Coadjutor Bishop-elect)[1] |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Map: | Dioceses de Portugal.PNG |
| Website: | Website of the Diocese |
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]
Beja lies on the site of Pax Julia, or Paca, of the Romans, and is still surrounded by remains of old Roman walls, partly restored. The diocese was created 10 June 1770. Beja was taken from its Islamic rulers in 1162 by Afonso I of Portugal. Beja Cathedral is an old church, much modernized, of uncertain date.[3]
The chronicler Isidorus Pacensis, of the eighth century, was traditionally said to have been bishop of Beja; but this is now disputed.[4]