Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

Roman Catholic diocese in Portugal

The Diocese of Bragança–Miranda (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis–Mirandensis), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the north-east of Portugal. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.^[1] Its seats are the Cathedral of Braganza and the Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro.

History

The Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro, the seat of the bishop until 1770

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The see was created in 1545 by Pope Paul III in the town of Miranda do Douro bordering on Spain, its territory being taken from the Archdiocese of Braga.^[2] Pope Clement XIV transferred the episcopal seat to Bragança in 1770.^[3]

José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro is the current bishop. The previous bishop (2001–2011) was Bishop António Montes Moreira.^[4]

Notes

1. Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Accessed 23 February 2024.
2. Diocese of Miranda, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 23 February 2024.
3. Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, newadvent.org. Accessed 23 February 2024.
4. "Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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