Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro

Diocese of Faro
Dioecesis Pharaonensis
Diocese do Algarve

Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical province Évora
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Evora
Statistics
Area 5,071 km2 (1,958 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
400,000
350,000 (87.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 306 (As Diocese of Ossonoba)
1189 (As Diocese of Silves)
30 March 1577 (As Diocese of Faro)
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary in Faro
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas
Metropolitan Archbishop José Francisco Sanches Alves
Emeritus Bishops Manuel Madureira Dias Bishop Emeritus (1988-2004)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro (Latin: Dioecesis Pharaonensis) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora.[1] The current Bishop of Faro is Dom Manuel Neto Quintas.

History

A see in the Algarve region was founded at Ossonoba in 306. After the Islamic conquest, this place fell, and in 688, the see was suppressed. It was re-established in 1188 at Silves, and in 1218 was made suffragan to the archdiocese of Braga, then to the archdiocese of Seville, in 1393 to the archdiocese of Lisbon and finally, in 1540, to the archdiocese of Évora. The title was transferred to Faro, 30 March 1577.[2]

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia article

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 37°00′48″N 7°56′05″W / 37.0133°N 7.9348°W / 37.0133; -7.9348


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