Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Portugal
Diocese of Santarém Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania Diocese de Santarém | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,202 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 July 1975 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santarém |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Augusto Traquina Maria |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Manuel III |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Santarém (Latin: Dioecesis Santaremensis in Lusitania) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal, erected on 16 July 1975 by Pope Paul VI. It is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon. Its episcopal see at Santarém is north-east of Lisbon.
The current bishop is José Augusto Traquina Maria, appointed in 2017.