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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 Portugal (3 C, 3 P) R. Roman Catholic bishops of Macau (10 P) Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña (5 C, 4 P) S.
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.
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Portugal (3 C, 3 P) M. Roman Catholic missionaries in Portugal (2 P) Roman Catholic monasteries in Portugal (6 C, 3 P) P.
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.
Nominated in 1640 by Philip III of Portugal but did not receive approval from Pope Urban VIII. X: Sebastião César de Menezes: Nominated in 1641, 1659, and 1669 by John IV of Portugal, but not approved by the Pope: X: Pedro VII de Menezes: X: Luis de Souza: 60: Nicolau Monteiro: December 1581 [96] 15 December 1670 [97] 20 December 1672: 20 ...