Diocese of Leiria
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Diocese of Leiria-Fátima Dioecesis Leiriensis-Fatimensis Diocese de Leiria-Fátima |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 296,362 272,162 (91.8%) |
| Information | |
| 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 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | António Augusto dos Santos Marto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Manuel III |
| Emeritus Bishops | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Bishop Emeritus (1993-2006) |
| Map | |
 Location of diocese of Leiria-Fátima |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria–Fátima (Latin: Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.
Its cathedral of the episcopal see is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception, in Leiria
It also has two minor basilicas, both in Fátima, Santarem: Basílica de la Santíssima Trindade, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary
a World Heritage Site monastery: Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória, the commemorative royal abbey of Victory in Batalha
and a decommissioned former Cathedral (now ruined): Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena, now 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.
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 39°44′46″N 8°48′25″W / 39.7461°N 8.8070°W
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