Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Portugal

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Brazil.
Diocese of Santarém

Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania

Diocese de Santarém
Location
CountryPortugal
Ecclesiastical provinceLisbon
MetropolitanPatriarchate of Lisbon
Statistics
Area3,202 km2 (1,236 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
285,000
250,000 (87.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 July 1975
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santarém
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Augusto Traquina Maria
Metropolitan ArchbishopManuel III
Map
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]

Ordinaries

  • António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. † (16 Jul 1975 Appointed - 28 Aug 1997 Died)
  • Manuel Pelino Domingues (27 Jan 1998 Appointed - 7 Oct 2017 Retired)
  • José Augusto Traquina Maria (7 Oct 2017 Appointed - )
Santarém Cathedral

References

  1. ^ David M. Cheney. "Santarém (Diocese)". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. ^ David M. Cheney. "Bishop Manual Pelino Domingues [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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