Roman Catholic Diocese of Vila Real

Diocese of Vila Real Dioecesis Vilaregalensis Diocese de Vila Real
Cathedral of Vila Real
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Braga
Metropolitan	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area	4,237 km^2 (1,636 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 293,400 289,600 (98.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 April 1922
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Dominic in Vila Real
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	António Augusto de Oliveiro Azevedo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Ortiga
Bishops emeritus	Amândio José Tomás
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Vila Real (Latin: Dioecesis Villaregalensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It has existed since 1922. In that year it was formed from territories in the diocese of Bragança-Miranda, archdiocese of Braga, and diocese of Lamego. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga, in the Norte region, with its see at the Cathedral of Vila Real.^[1]

Notes

1. Catholic Hierarchy page