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 km² (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	Amândio José Tomás
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge IV
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Portuguese Catholic diocese of Vila Real (Latin: Dioecesis Villaregalensis) 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

Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal

Province of Braga	Archdiocese Primacy of Braga Diocese of Aveiro Diocese of Bragança-Miranda Diocese of Coimbra Diocese of Lamego Diocese of Porto Diocese of Viana do Castelo Diocese of Vila Real Diocese of Viseu

Province of Evora	Archdiocese of Evora Diocese of Beja Diocese of Faro

Province of Lisbon	Patriarchate of Lisbon Diocese of Angra Diocese of Funchal Diocese of Guarda Diocese of Leiria-Fátima Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco Diocese of Santarém Diocese of Setúbal

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Portugal

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