Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
Diocese of Leiria–Fátima Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis Diocese de Leiria–Fátima | |
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The Episcopal Cathedral of Leiria–Fátima | |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 73 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 January 1918 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Leiria |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Fátima St Augustine of Hippo |
| Secular priests | 89 (Diocesan) 69 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rui I |
| Bishops emeritus | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Bishop Emeritus (1993-2006) António Augusto dos Santos MartoBishop Emeritus (2006-2022) |
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Location of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima | |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Leiria–Fátima (Latin: Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.
The main church of the episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, in Leiria. It also has two minor basilicas, both in Fátima: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, and also a World Heritage Site: the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, in Batalha, as a decommissioned former Cathedral (now ruined): Church of Our Lady of Pena.