Continent: West Europe
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Area: 4,273 km²
Population: 170,448 Catholics (89.1% of 191,383 total) (2020)
Statistics: 264 parishes, 232 missions, 94 priests (85 diocesan, 9 religious), 2 deacons, 60 lay religious (9 brothers, 51 sisters), 10 seminarians (2020)
Ecclesiastical Province: Braga
Neighbouring Dioceses: Porto (↙), Braga (↖), Ourense (↑), Bragança–Miranda (→), Lamego (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Imaculada Conceição da Virgem Santa Maria (December 8)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 24
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as of 2022.08.06
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