Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja

Diocese of Beja

Dioecesis Beiensis

Diocese de Beja
Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical provinceEvora
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Evora
Statistics
Area12,300 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 223,200
  • 186,100 (83.4%)
Parishes119
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 July 1770
CathedralCathedral of St. James the Greater in Beja
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAntónio Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O.Carm.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Francisco Sanches Alves
CoadjutorJosé Marcos dos Santos (Coadjutor Bishop-elect)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Beja (Latin: Dioecesis Beiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora.