Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis
Diocese de Leiria–Fátima
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The Episcopal Cathedral of Leiria–Fátima
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| Location | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
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| Area | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 296,362 272,162 (91.8%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 January 1918 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Leiria |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Fátima St Augustine of Hippo |
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| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rui I |
| Bishops emeritus | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Bishop Emeritus (1993-2006) António Augusto dos Santos MartoBishop Emeritus (2006-2022) |
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The Diocese of Leiria–Fátima (Latin: Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.[1]
The main church of the episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, in Leiria. It also has two minor basilicas, both in Fátima: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, and also a World Heritage Site: the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, in Batalha, as a decommissioned former Cathedral (now ruined): Church of Our Lady of Pena.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 266,792 Catholics (91.6% of 291,144 total) on 1,700 km2 in 75 parishes and 6 missions with 156 priests (92 diocesan, 64 religious), 767 lay religious (77 brothers, 690 sisters) and 6 seminarians.
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| Province of Braga |
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| Province of Lisbon |
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| Province of Evora |
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39°44′46″N 8°48′25″W / 39.7461°N 8.8070°W / 39.7461; -8.8070
