Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal

The Diocese of Setúbal (Latin: Dioecesis Setubalensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It has existed since 1975. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon.^[1] Its see at Setúbal is south of Lisbon.^[2]

Diocese of Setúbal Dioecesis Setubalensis Diocese de Setúbal
Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Lisbon
Metropolitan	Patriarchate of Lisbon
Statistics
Area	1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 650,000 550,000 (84.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 July 1975
Cathedral	Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Américo Aguiar
Metropolitan Archbishop	Manuel III
Bishops emeritus	Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Ordinaries

• Manuel da Silva Martins (16 July 1975 - 23 April 1998)
• Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis (23 April 1998 - 24 August 2015)
• José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. (24 August 2015 - 28 January 2022)
• Américo Aguiar (21 September 2023^[3] – present)

See also

• History of Setúbal
• Timeline of Setúbal

Notes

1. Catholic Hierarchy page
2. Bishop Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis [Catholic-Hierarchy]
3. "Resignations and Appointments, 21.09.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

External links

• (in Portuguese) Official page