Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro

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Diocese of Aveiro Dioecesis Aveirensis Diocese de Aveiro
Cathedral of Aveiro
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Braga
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Braga
Statistics
Area	1,537 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 314,800 274,400 (87.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 August 1938
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Dominic in Aveiro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge IV
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Aveiro (Latin: Dioecesis Aveirensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It has existed since 1938 when the historical dioceses of Coimbra, Porto, and Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.^[1] In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.

Its see at Aveiro is also the capital of the district of Aveiro. The bishop is António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, appointed in 2014.^[2]