Archdiocese of Braga
Bracaren(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Braga, Portugal
The Archdiocese of Braga is a metropolitan Latin Church see in northern Portugal, one of the oldest in the country with roots in the 4th century and metropolitan status from 1071. Its current archbishop, who holds the title Primate of the Spains, is José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro, appointed in 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1071
- Latin
- Bracaren(sis)
- Patron
- san Martín de Dumio y Braga
- Annuario code
- 001000942
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 886,300
- Population
- 964,400
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 91.9%
- Priests
- 483
- Catholics per priest
- 1,835
- Extent
- 2,857 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 310
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro
- Born
- 29 May 1967
- Birthplace
- Capolo-Uruku Seles
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Braga Cathedral stands in Braga, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Braga
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AveiroAveiro
- Diocese of Bragança–MirandaBragança–Miranda
- Diocese of CoimbraCoimbra
- Diocese of LamegoLamego
- Diocese of PortoPorto
- Diocese of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo
- Diocese of Vila RealVila Real
- Diocese of ViseuViseu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Distinctive for its use of the Rite of Braga, a liturgical use set apart from the Roman Rite and other Latin liturgical rites, the Archdiocese of Braga (Latin: Archidioecesis Bracarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Portugal. As a metropolitan see it presides over the suffragan dioceses of Aveiro, Bragança-Miranda, Coimbra, Lamego, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.