Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Portugal should not be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Brazil.
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Santarém | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania |
Local: | Diocese de Santarém |
Country: | Portugal |
Province: | Lisbon |
Metropolitan: | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
Area Km2: | 3,202 |
Population: | 285,000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 250,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 87.7 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 16 July 1975 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santarém |
Patron: | Immaculate Conception |
Bishop: | José Augusto Traquina Maria |
Metro Archbishop: | Manuel III |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Map: | Dioceses de Portugal.PNG |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Santarém (Latin: Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal, erected on 16 July 1975 by Pope Paul VI. It is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.[1] Its episcopal see at Santarém is north-east of Lisbon.
The current bishop is José Augusto Traquina Maria, appointed in 2017.[2]