The (Co-)Cathedral of Castelo Branco or Church of Saint

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( pt, Sé de Castelo Branco, Igreja de São Miguel) is a

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Latin Co-cathedral and former

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in Castelo Branco, Portugal. Nt-se-castelobranco

It is the second official seat of the Catholic

Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portalegre–Castelo Branco ( la, Dioecesis Portalegrensis–Castri Albi) has carried this name since 1956, when the historical diocese of Portalegre was renamed. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon. Histo ...

, as the bishopric's two-part title suggests, ranking after the

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History

Much of the cathedral was built in the style of the

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, in the 17th century. It lost its status as a cathedral in 1881 when the

Diocese of Castelo Branco Castelo Branco () is an inland city and municipality in Central Portugal. It has 34,471 inhabitants in its urban area (2021) and is the seat of the district of the same name. The municipality, with 52,291 inhabitants, is made up of 19 freguesias ( ...

(founded 1771) was absorbed by the then

Diocese of Portalegre The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portalegre–Castelo Branco ( la, Dioecesis Portalegrensis–Castri Albi) has carried this name since 1956, when the historical diocese of Portalegre was renamed. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon. Histo ...

(which also adopted its title). It was restored as co-cathedral in 1956. Since 12 September 1978, it is protected as one of the

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.http://www.igespar.pt/pt/patrimonio/pesquisa/geral/patrimonioimovel/detail/73972/

References

Sources and external links

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