Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro
Diocese of Aveiro Dioecesis Aveirensis Diocese de Aveiro | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Braga |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,537 km2 (593 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 24 August 1938 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic in Aveiro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge IV |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Aveiro (Latin: Dioecesis Aveirensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It has existed since 1938 when the historical dioceses of Coimbra, Porto, and Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga. In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.
Its see at Aveiro is also the capital of the district of Aveiro. The bishop is António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, appointed in 2014.