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Diocese of Aveiro

Dioecesis Aveirensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Restored: 24 August 1938
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal
  • Square Kilometers: 1,538 (594 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocese-aveiro.pt
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, rua Almirante Candido dos Reis 128, Apartado 541, 3801-901 Aveiro CODEX, Portugal
  • Telephone: 234.377.140
  • Fax: 234.404.901

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Aveiro
12 April 1774ErectedDiocese of Coimbra Diocese of Aveiro (erected)
30 September 1881SuppressedDiocese of Aveiro (suppressed)
Diocese of Aveiro
24 August 1938RestoredDiocese of Coimbra (Águeda, Anadia, Aveiro, Ílhavo, Oliveira do Bairrom, and Vagos)
Diocese of Porto (Albergaria-a-Velha, Estarreja, and Murtosa)
Diocese of Viseu (Sever do Vouga)
Diocese of Aveiro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Aveiro
1950200,000205,00097.6%135151501,333159986ap1951
1959218,000225,86396.5%152121641,3291515991ap1960
1970234,689242,48996.8%144111551,5141719495ap1971
1980242,000255,00094.9%130161461,6572517295ap1981
1990261,500310,90084.1%121161371,90892716099ap1991
1999270,000282,29595.6%112161282,1091731171101ap2000
2000270,000282,29595.6%112161282,1092431163101ap2001
2001270,000282,29595.6%110171272,1252429154101ap2002
2002270,000309,49587.2%109141232,1952424155101ap2003
2003270,000309,49587.2%103131162,3272415154101ap2004
2004270,000309,49587.2%97131102,4542818162101ap2005
2006271,000310,70087.2%94121062,5562824157101ap2007
2012274,400314,80087.2%8116972,8283417161101ap2013
2015271,800312,00087.1%85211062,5643921151101ap2016
2018267,000320,22583.4%81191002,6703720139101ap2019
2020266,600319,78083.4%7819972,7483720139101ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Aveiro
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 110
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 93
  • Diocese of Aveiro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 5, to Page 8

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