Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Bragança-Miranda
Latin:Dioecesis Brigantiensis-Mirandensis
Local:Diocese de Bragança-Miranda
Country: Portugal
Metropolitan:Archdiocese of Braga
Province:Braga
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:5 March 1770
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our Lady Queen in Braganza
Cocathedral:Co-Cathedral of St Mary in Miranda do Douro
Area Km2:6,545
Population:151,900
Population As Of:2012
Catholics:149,400
Catholics Percent:98.4
Bishop:José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro
Metro Archbishop:Jorge IV
Map:Diócesis de Braganza-Miranda.svg
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Bragança–Miranda (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis–Mirandensis), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the north-east of Portugal. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.[1] Its seats are the Cathedral of Braganza and the Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro.

History

.The see was created in 1545 by Pope Paul III in the town of Miranda do Douro bordering on Spain, its territory being taken from the Archdiocese of Braga.[2] Pope Clement XIV transferred the episcopal seat to Bragança in 1770.[3]

José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro is the current bishop. The previous bishop (2001–2011) was Bishop António Montes Moreira.[4]

Notes

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrmi.html Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dm202.html Diocese of Miranda
  3. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02729b.htm Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
  4. Web site: Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M.. Catholic Hierarchy. 10 February 2019.

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