Continent: West Europe
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Vila Real / Villaregalen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Braga
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Bishops of Vila Real (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)
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Bishop emeritus of Vila Real (Portugal) Cristo fonte de vida e esperança
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Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves
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Bishop António Cardoso Cunha
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Bishop António Valente da Fonseca
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Archbishop João Evangelista de Lima Vidal
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Area: 4,273 km²
Population: 164,943 Catholics (88.7% of 185,878 total) (2021)
Statistics: 264 parishes, 108 missions, 126 priests (111 diocesan, 15 religious), 2 deacons, 67 religious (15 brothers, 52 sisters), 8 seminarians (2021)
Patron Saint: Imaculada Conceição da Virgem Santa Maria (December 8)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 24
Last updated on 2023.09.07
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