Established 5 March 1770 Area 6,545 km² Metropolitan archbishop Jorge Ortiga | ||
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2012)151,900149,400 (98.4%) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady Queen in Braganza Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of St Mary in Miranda do Douro Bishop José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança–Miranda (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis–Mirandensis), in the north-east of Portugal, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga. Its seats are the Cathedral of Braganza and the Cathedral of Miranda do Douro.
History
The see was erected 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. Pope Clement XIV in 1770 transferred it to Bragança.
José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro is the current bishop, nominated in July 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA