Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal

Diocese of Setúbal Dioecesis Setubalensis Diocese de Setúbal
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Lisbon
Metropolitan	Patriarchate of Lisbon
Statistics
Area	1,500 km² (580 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 650,000 550,000 (84.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 July 1975
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces in Setúbal
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Manuel III
Emeritus Bishops	Manuel da Silva Martins Bishop Emeritus (1975-1998)
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Portuguese Catholic Diocese of Setúbal (Latin: Dioecesis Setubalensis) has existed since 1975. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon.^[1] Its see at Setúbal is south of Lisbon. As of 2008, the bishop is Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis, who was appointed in 1998.^[2]

Notes

External links

(Portuguese) Official page

Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal

Province of Braga	Archdiocese Primacy of Braga Diocese of Aveiro Diocese of Bragança-Miranda Diocese of Coimbra Diocese of Lamego Diocese of Porto Diocese of Viana do Castelo Diocese of Vila Real Diocese of Viseu

Province of Evora	Archdiocese of Evora Diocese of Beja Diocese of Faro

Province of Lisbon	Patriarchate of Lisbon Diocese of Angra Diocese of Funchal Diocese of Guarda Diocese of Leiria-Fátima Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco Diocese of Santarém Diocese of Setúbal

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Portugal

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