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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego
Roman Catholic diocese in Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Lamego (Latin: Dioecesis Lamacensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal.[1][2]
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Diocese of Lamego Dioecesis Lamacensis Diocese de Lamego | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,848 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 160,700 157,500 (98.0%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 569 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | António José da Rocha Couto, SMP |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge IV |
Bishops emeritus | Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho Bishop Emeritus (2000-2011) |
Map | |
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Website | |
http://www.diocese-lamego.pt |
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