Roman Catholicism in Portugal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Catholic Church in Portugal is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 10 million baptised Catholics in Portugal, in 21 dioceses, served by 4,000 priests.

Within Portugal the hierarchy consists of:

Archbishopric
- Bishopric

Lisbon (with the dignity of Patriarchate)
- Angra
- Funchal
- Guarda
- Leiria-Fátima
- Portalegre-Castelo Branco
- Santarém
- Setúbal
Braga
- Aveiro
- Bragança-Miranda
- Coimbra
- Lamego
- Porto
- Viana do Castelo
- Vila Real
- Viseu
Évora
- Beja
- Faro

Portugal is the location of one of the major Catholic pilgrim centres at Fátima.

v • d • e

Roman Catholicism in Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia² · Austria · Azerbaijan¹ · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus² · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia¹ · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan¹ · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia¹ · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey¹ · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Vatican City

Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia¹ · Adjara² · Åland · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Kosovo · Nagorno-Karabakh² · Nakhichevan² · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus^2, 3

¹ Has significant territory in Asia. ² Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. ³ Only recognised by Turkey.