Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja

Diocese of Beja Dioecesis Beiensis Diocese de Beja
230px The Cathedral of St James the Greater in Beja
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Evora
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Evora
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 223,200 186,100 (83.4%)
Parishes	119
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 July 1770
Cathedral	The Cathedral of St James the Greater in Beja
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Francisco Sanches Alves
Coadjutor	Rev. Canon José Marcos dos Santos (Coadjutor Bishop-elect)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

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 temple, much modernized, of uncertain date.

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

External links

• (Portuguese) Official page

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