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Archdiocese of Évora

Archidioecesis Eborensis (Elborensis)



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 24 September 1540
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal
  • Square Kilometers: 13,547 (5,232 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://dioceseevora.pt/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Arquiepiscopal, Largo Marques de Marialva 6, 7000-809 Evora, Portugal
  • Telephone: 266.748.850

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Évora
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Évora (erected)
10 November 1394Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Évora (from Santiago de Compostela)
Archdiocese of Évora
24 September 1540ElevatedDiocese of Évora Archdiocese of Évora
2 April 1550Territory LostArchdiocese of Évora
Diocese of Guarda
Diocese of Portalegre (erected)
9 June 1570Territory LostArchdiocese of Évora Diocese of Elvas (erected)
10 July 1770Territory LostArchdiocese of Évora Diocese of Beja (erected)
30 September 1881Territory AddedDiocese of Elvas (suppressed) Archdiocese of Évora
14 September 1956Territory AddedPatriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon} (Herdade das Faias, Núcleo das Faias da Colònia Agricola de Pegões, Parte dos Antigos Foros da Herdade de Pegões, Parte da Herdade de Pegões) Archdiocese of Évora
14 September 1956Territory LostArchdiocese of Évora (Parte da Herdade do Arieiro, Herdade do Espirra, and Posto Sequeiro da Direcção-Geral dos Serviços Agrícolas) Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
16 July 1975Territory LostDiocese of Beja (Melides/Ponta de Troia (in Grandola))
Archdiocese of Évora (Canha, Pegoês, and Santo Isidro (all in Montijo) and Comporta (in Alcázar do Sal))
Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon} (Setubal)
Diocese of Setúbal (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Évora
1970349,071364,28295.8%134271612,16845317166ap1971
1980305,000323,00094.4%108311392,19458318166ap1981
1990278,000294,00094.6%94201142,43830311162ap1991
1999246,325290,40084.8%82291112,2191042257161ap2000
2000246,325290,40084.8%84321162,1231045250158ap2001
2001246,325290,40084.8%87321192,0691045253158ap2002
2002246,325290,40084.8%79301092,2591050239158ap2003
2003246,325290,40084.8%84301142,1601041227158ap2004
2004246,325290,40084.8%77301072,3021041220158ap2005
2006245,900290,00084.8%77261032,3871051191158ap2007
2013275,800321,00085.9%7118893,0981431138158ap2014
2016272,200317,00085.9%6717843,2401336140156ap2017
2019269,500314,00085.8%5816743,6413134126156ap2020
2021269,000313,57085.8%5823813,3203141129156ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Évora
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 236
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 149
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 191
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 98, to Page 100
  • Archdiocese of Évora
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 191
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 181
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 192, and Page 193
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 206
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 184, and Page 185
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 257
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 422, and Page 423

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