Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja (Latin: Dioecesis Beiensis) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora.[2]

Diocese of Beja

Dioecesis Beiensis

Diocese de Beja
Location
Country Portugal
Ecclesiastical provinceEvora
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Evora
Statistics
Area12,300 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2012)
223,200
186,100 (83.4%)
Parishes119
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 July 1770
CathedralCathedral of St. James the Greater in Beja
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntónio Vitalino Fernandes Dantas
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Francisco Sanches Alves
CoadjutorRev. Canon José Marcos dos Santos (Coadjutor Bishop-elect)[1]
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

Beja lies on the site of Pax Julia, or Paca, of the Romans, and is still surrounded by remains of old Roman walls, partly restored. The diocese was created 10 June 1770. Beja was taken from its Islamic rulers in 1162 by Afonso I of Portugal. Beja Cathedral is an old church, much modernized, of uncertain date.[3]

The chronicler Isidorus Pacensis, of the eighth century, was traditionally said to have been bishop of Beja; but this is now disputed.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. David M. Cheney. "Beja (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. "Catholic Encyclopedia: Beja". Newadvent.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. S. M. Imamuddin, Muslim Spain 711-1492 A.D.: A Sociological Study (1981), p. 19.

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