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The Roman Catholic Church in Portugal is composed only of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national episcopal conference of Portugal (Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa ), consisting of three ecclesiastical provinces , headed by Metropolitan Archbishops (one of which (Lisbon) holds the superior rank of Patriarch), with a total of 17 suffragan ...
Portugal is the location of one of the major Catholic shrines and Marian pilgrimage sites, at Fátima, honouring Our Lady of Fátima. The northern city of Braga is an important Catholic centre. A Portuguese saying which lists characteristics of different cities states that "Coimbra studies, Braga prays, Lisbon shows off and Porto works". [14]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Portugal" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the Philippines (16 C, 2 P) Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Port of Spain (5 C, 6 P) Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Portugal (3 C, 3 P)
Roman Catholic bishops in Portugal by diocese (11 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Note: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) divides the non-exempt dioceses of the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) into fourteen geographical regions—termed "Bishops' Regions" for the Latin Church provinces—and a fifteenth "region" that consists of the Eastern Catholic eparchies.
In geographically large nations with a sizeable Catholic population, such as the United States, ecclesiastical provinces typically follow state lines, with less populous states being grouped into provinces. In the United States, there are five exceptions: California has two metropolitan archdioceses and provinces: Los Angeles and San Francisco.
This is a growing list of territorial dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of ...