Lousada () is a town and municipality of the

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, in northern

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. The population in 2011 was 47,387, in an area of 96.08 km². It includes the site of Ancient Magnetum (Portuguese Magneto), in the civil parish Meinedo, which briefly was a short-lived Suebi-Galician bishopric and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

Ecclesiastical history

In 569 as Diocese of Magnetum (Latin) / Magneto (Curiate Italiano and Portuguese) / Magneten(sis) (Latin adjective) was established on territory of the

Kingdom of the Suebi The Kingdom of the Suebi ( la, Regnum Suevorum), also called the Kingdom of Galicia ( la, Regnum Galicia) or Suebi Kingdom of Galicia ( la, Galicia suevorum regnum), was a Germanic post-Roman kingdom that was one of the first to separate from ...

in Galicia, split off from the

Archdiocese of Braga The Archdiocese of Braga ( la, Archidioecesis Bracarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It is known for its use of the Rite of Braga, a use of the liturgy distinct from the Roma ...

, its apparent Metropolitan. In 585, when the kingdom was annexed by the Visigoths, and was turned into the sixth province of the

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of Hispania, the bishopric was suppressed, its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Portucale (present see of Porto). Its only recorded residential bishop was : * Viator (572–585).

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1969 as Latin Catholic

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of Magnetum (Latin) / Magneto (Curiate Italian) / Magneten(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank ''with an archiepiscopal (current) exception'' : * Angelo Frosi,

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(S.X.) (1970.02.02 – 1978.05.26) ?Auxiliary? Bishop of

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(Brazil) (1970.02.02 – 1981.09.17), Bishop of Abaetetuba (1981.09.17 – death 1995.06.28) * Armido Gasparini,

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(M.C.C.J.) (1979.03.15 – death 2004.10.21) as first

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(Ethiopia) (1979.03.15 – 1993.12.20); previously last Apostolic Prefect of

(Ethiopia) (1973.02.16 – 1979.03.15) * António Francisco dos Santos (2004.12.21 – 2006.09.21) as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) (2004.12.21 – 2006.09.21), later Bishop of Aveiro (Portugal) (2006.09.21 – 2014.02.21), Bishop of

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(Portugal) (2014.02.21 – ...) *'' Titular Archbishop

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(2008.03.01 – death 2019.06.12), papal diplomat :

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(ambassador) to Ghana (2008.03.01 – 2013.02.22), Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador (2013.02.22 – ...) and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize (2013.04.13 – ...).

Civil Parishes

The municipality of Lousada is subdivided into the following

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s 'civil parishes) : * Aveleda * Caíde de Rei *

Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida) Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida) is a civil parish in the municipality of Lousada Lousada () is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,387, in an area of 96.08 k ...

* Cristelos, Boim e Ordem *

Figueiras e Covas Figueiras e Covas is a civil parish in the municipality of Lousada Lousada () is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,387, in an area of 96.08 km². It includes the site of Anci ...

* Lodares * Lustosa e Barrosas (Santo Estêvão) * Macieira * Meinedo * Nespereira e Casais * Nevogilde * Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga * Sousela * Torno * Vilar do Torno e Alentém

Eurocircuito da Costilha

This circuit has been used several times for the European

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championship and it is traditionally the circuit where the Portuguese round of the

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European Championship for rallycross drivers takes place.

Disappearance of Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça

Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça (born 28 January 1987) is a Portuguese child who went missing on 4 March 1998 in Lousada, northern Portugal. Mendonça was 11 years old and riding his bicycle outside near his home when he disappeared. The subseque ...

went missing on March 4, 1998 in Lousada, Portugal. Rui Pedro was 11 years old and riding his bicycle outside near his home when he disappeared. His case remains unsolved.

Notable people

* Pedro Moreira (born 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer with over 280 club caps *

Catarina Ribeiro Sara Catarina Costa Pontes Ribeiro (born 31 May 1990), known as Catarina Ribeiro, is a Portuguese long distance runner who competes in international level events. Her highest achievement is winning a Bronze medal at the 2011 European Athletics U ...

(born 1990) a Portuguese long distance runner, competed in the woman's marathon at the

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References

Sources and external links

GCatholic – Magnetum (titular) see

Photos from Lousada
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