Diocese of Setúbal Dioecesis Setubalensis Diocese de Setúbal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 650,000 550,000 (84.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 July 1975 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Américo Aguiar |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Manuel III |
| Bishops emeritus | Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis |
| Map | |
 | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Setúbal ( Latin: Dioecesis Setubalensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It has existed since 1975. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon. [1] Its see at Setúbal is south of Lisbon. [2]
Ordinaries
- Manuel da Silva Martins (16 July 1975 - 23 April 1998)
- Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis (23 April 1998 - 24 August 2015)
- José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. (24 August 2015 - 28 January 2022)
- Américo Aguiar (21 September 2023 [3] – present)
See also
Notes
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
- ^ Bishop Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 21.09.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Official page
| Province of Braga | |
|---|---|
| Province of Lisbon | |
| Province of Evora | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
| |
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a Catholic diocese is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
