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Diocese of Vila Real

Dioecesis Villaregalensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 April 1922
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal
  • Square Kilometers: 4,273 (1,650 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil district of Vila Real
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocese-vilareal.pt
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Tenente Bessa Monteiro 26, Carmo, 5000-609 Vila Real, Portugal
  • Telephone: 259.323.448
  • Fax: 259.378.404

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 April 1922ErectedDiocese of Bragança e Miranda (19 parishes)
Archdiocese of Braga (166 parishes)
Diocese of Lamego (71 parishes)
Diocese of Vila Real (erected) (Province of Vila Real)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949290,000291,29799.6%198182161,3422080256ap1951
1969338,000341,00099.1%206142201,5361697164ap1971
1980347,000360,00096.4%165211861,865137125261ap1981
1990270,000278,00097.1%138181561,730229144264ap1991
1999197,820229,49486.2%127191461,354130118264ap2000
2000227,590229,49499.2%132181501,517122110264ap2001
2001230,000238,24096.5%132191511,52325108264ap2002
2002206,420208,20099.1%136171531,34912397264ap2003
2003231,000238,74896.8%136191551,490126108264ap2004
2004237,700240,90098.7%127181451,639122103264ap2005
2010289,600293,40098.7%109161252,316317100264ap2011
2014205,012208,73098.2%2051622192731984264ap2015
2017202,900206,66198.2%92161081,87831663264ap2018
2020171,530192,46589.1%89141031,66531450264ap2021
2022164,943185,87888.7%111151261,30921552264ap2023

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


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 14, Page 369, to Page 372

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