Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra Dioecesis Angrensis Diocese de Angra | |
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 TheSé Cathedral of Angra, located on the island of Terceira[1] in the UNESCO-designated World Heritage city of Angra do Heroísmo | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Territory |  Azores |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan | Patriarchate of Lisbon |
| Coordinates | 38°39′19.04″N27°13′15.41″W / 38.6552889°N 27.2209472°W /38.6552889; -27.2209472 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,243 km2 (866 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 165 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman rite |
| Established | 5 November 1534 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Angra do Heroísmo |
| Patron saint | São Salvador do Mundo Blessed John Baptist Machado |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Armando Esteves Domingues |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Manuel III |
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TheDiocese of Angra (Portuguese:Diocese de Angra,Latin:Dioecesis Angrensis) is aLatin Churchdiocese of theCatholic church in thePortuguese archipelago of theAzores.[1] The see is located inAngra do Heroísmo, in theTerceira island. The current Ordinary is Armando Esteves Domingues.[2]
The Azores, like all the islands and lands discovered during the PortugueseAge of Discoveries, began as jurisdictions of theOrder of Christ, under the direction of the vicar of Tomar (Latin:vicarius nullius).
Upon the creation of the Bishopric of Funchal, in 1514, the communities of the Azores began to fall within the jurisdiction of theBishop of Funchal. As the result of a petition by KingJohn III of Portugal, PopeClement VII created the Bishopric of São Miguel (São Salvador), but this patriarch died (31 January 1533) before aPapal bull was issued. The request to Clement VII included the creation of two new Dioceses, one for the islands of the Azores and the other for the settlements established along the coast of Western African (or its frontiers).
Apapal bull entitledÆquum reputamus, was issued byPope Paul III on 3 November 1534, that reorganized the religious jurisdiction of the nascent Empire of Portugal in the lines of the original petition (retroactively to the original Clement VII bull): based on John III's petition and creating theDiœcesis Angrensis for the Azores.[3] The bull was part of a group of decrees and concessions to the Portuguese clergy, beginning with the bullDum diversas on 18 June 1452.[4]
The following year,Pope Paul III elevated the Bishopric of São Salvador, reclassified the Church of São Salvador as a cathedral and placed it under thesuffragan of the Archbishop of Funchal.[5][6] In 1550, the diocese was transferred to the suffragan of the metropole ofLisbon. It was vacant from 1637 to 1671.[1]
Since its creation, the Diocese of Angra has been governed by the following bishops:
Theepiscopalsee remains asuffragan of thepatriarch of Lisbon, CardinalManuel Clemente, and serves the entirety of the archipelago of the Azores.[2][6]
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