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As per 2014, it pastorally served 266,792 Catholics (91.6% of 291,144 total) on 1,700 km in 75 parishes and 6 missions with 156 priests (92 diocesan, 64 religious), 767 lay religious (77 brothers, 690 sisters) and 6 seminarians.
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Restored on
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The main church of the episcopal see is the
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On March 25, 1957 it gained territory from
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411:In 1585 it gained territory from Metropolitan
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547:Joao Inacio de Fonseca Manso (1818-1834)
304:Location of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
64:The Episcopal Cathedral of Leiria–Fátima
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529:José de Lencastre, O.Carm. (1681-1694)
386:Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
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614:Basilica of the Holy Trinity (Fátima)
604:List of Catholic dioceses in Portugal
538:Miguel de Bulhoes e Sousa (1761-1779)
499:Gaspar do Casal, O.E.S.A. (1557-1579)
843:Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco
656:Diocese of Leiria – Fátima, Portugal
593:, S.C.I. (28 January 2022 – present)
526:Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. (1677-1678)
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982:Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal
568:Alberto Cosme do Amaral (1972-1984)
556:Joaquim Ferreira Ferraz (1852-1873)
125:1,700 km (660 sq mi)
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517:Dinis de Melo e Castro (1627-1636)
511:António de Santa Maria (1616-1623)
446:in May 1982, May 1991 and May 2000
405:, on territory split off from the
374:Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
278:Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva
27:Roman Catholic diocese in Portugal
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541:Lourenco de Lancastre (1780-1790)
535:Joao de Nossa Senhora (1746-1760)
523:Pedro Vieira da Silva (1670-1676)
453:, however without a co-cathedral.
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901:Military Ordinariate of Portugal
677:(in Portuguese). 28 January 2022
585:António Augusto dos Santos Marto
553:Manuel José da Costa (1846-1851)
520:Pedro Barbosa de Eça (1636-1640)
514:Francisco de Menezes (1625-1627)
284:António Augusto dos Santos Marto
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18:Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria
508:Martim Afonso Mexia (1605-1615)
332:Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis
41:Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis
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502:António Pinheiro (1579-1582)
378:Basilica of the Holy Trinity
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770:Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
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449:Renamed on May 13, 1984 as
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927:Bold = Metropolitan see
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258:José Ornelas Carvalho
234:69 (Religious Orders)
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759:Archdiocese of Braga
353:of the Metropolitan
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624:Sanctuary of Fátima
382:World Heritage Site
345:in Portugal. It is
958:39.7461°N 8.8070°W
853:Diocese of Setúbal
828:Diocese of Funchal
809:Province of Lisbon
775:Diocese of Coimbra
701:– Official website
643:Catholic Hierarchy
619:Our Lady of Fátima
424:Diocese of Coimbra
407:Diocese of Coimbra
364:. It also has two
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217:Our Lady of Fátima
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765:Diocese of Aveiro
748:Province of Braga
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444:Pope John Paul II
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194:Established
154:Information
976:Categories
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681:28 January
473:Statistics
368:, both in
188:Roman Rite
130:Population
117:Statistics
949:8°48′25″W
891:Sui iuris
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202:Cathedral
171:Sui iuris
598:See also
494:C.R.S.A.
456:Enjoyed
434:Enjoyed
376:and the
260:, S.C.I.
146:Parishes
88:Portugal
70:Location
482:Bishops
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396:History
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309:Website
248:Francis
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