The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança–Miranda ( la, Dioecesis Brigantiensis–Mirandensis), in the north-east of Portugal, is a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

of 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 seats are the Cathedral of Braganza and the Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro.

History

File:MDouro cathedral.jpg, left, 200px, The Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro, the seat of the bishop until 1770. The see was created in 1545 by Pope Paul III in the town of Miranda do Douro bordering on Spain, its territory being taken from the Archdiocese of Braga. Pope Clement XIV transferred the episcopal seat to Bragança in 1770. José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro is the current bishop, nominated in July 2011 by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

. The previous bishop (2001–2011) was Bishop António Montes Moreira.

Notes

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