Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro

Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 8°39′01″W / 40.6397°N 8.6504°W / 40.6397; -8.6504
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Diocese of Aveiro

Dioecesis Aveirensis

Diocese de Aveiro
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The Diocese of Aveiro (

archdiocese of Braga.[1]
In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.

Its see at

district of Aveiro. The bishop is António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, appointed in 2014.[2]

List of Bishops of Aveiro

  1. António Freire Gameiro de Sousa (1774–1799)
  2. António José Cordeiro (1801–1813)
  3. Manuel Pacheco de Resende (1815–1837)
  4. António de Santo Ilídio da Fonseca e Silva (1840
  5. António Mendes Bello
    (1881), Diocesan administrator
  6. João Evangelista de Lima Vidal (1940–1958)
  7. Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes (1958–1962)
  8. Manuel de Almeida Trindade
    (1962–1988)
  9. António Baltasar Marcelino (January 20, 1988 – September 21, 2006)
  10. António Francisco dos Santos (September 21, 2006 – February 21, 2014)
  11. António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos (July 4, 2014- )

Territory

The territory covers 1,537 km² and is divided into 101 parishes, grouped into 10 archipresbiterati, corresponding to the 10 municipalities of the district.[citation needed]

Notes

40°38′23″N 8°39′01″W / 40.6397°N 8.6504°W / 40.6397; -8.6504