Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

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.[1]

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[2]. Pope Clement XIV in 1770 transferred it to Bragança.[3]

José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro is the current bishop, nominated in July 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page, Diocese of Miranda
  3. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. ^ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27823.php?index=27823&po_date=18.07.2011&lang=en


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


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