Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

Diocese of Bragança-Miranda Dioecesis Brigantiensis-Mirandensis Diocese de Bragança-Miranda
Cathedral of Braganza
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Braga
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area	6,545 km^2 (2,527 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 151,900 149,400 (98.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 March 1770
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady Queen in Braganza
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of St Mary in Miranda do Douro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge IV
Map
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 Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro, the seat of the bishop until 1770

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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. Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Accessed 23 February 2024.
2. Diocese of Miranda, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 23 February 2024.
3. Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, newadvent.org. Accessed 23 February 2024.
4. "Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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