Patriarchate of Lisbon
The Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon (Latin: Patriarchatus Metropolitae Olisiponensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or patriarchal archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon Patriarchatus Metropolitae Olisiponensis Patriarcado Metropolitana de Lisboa | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,735 km2 (1,442 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,924,650 1,648,885 (86%) |
| Parishes | 284 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Lisbon Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Patriarch | Rui I |
| Suffragans | Angra Funchal Guarda Leiria-Fátima Portalegre-Castelo Branco Santarém Setúbal |
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| Bishops emeritus | Manuel III |
| Map | |
The Archdiocese of Lisbon shown in a darker red. | |
| Website | |
| http://www.patriarcado-lisboa.pt | |
Its archiepiscopal see is the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major, in Lisbon. The patriarchate also has three minor basilicas: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Martyrs and Basilica of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Estrela, both in Lisbon; the Basilica of Our Lady and St. Anthony in Mafra; and two World Heritage Site monasteries: the Monastery of the Hieronymites, in Lisbon, and the Monastery of Saint Mary of Alcobaça, in Alcobaça
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