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{{Infobox diocese
The [[Roman Catholic]] '''diocese of Angra''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Angrensis}}) is in the [[Azores]], [[Portugal]]. The [[Diocese|episcopal]] [[Episcopal see|see]] of the Azores, created in 1534 by [[Pope Paul III]], has a [[bishop]] who is a [[suffragan]] of the [[patriarch of Lisbon]], Cardinal [[José da Cruz Policarpo]], of the [[archdiocese of Lisbon]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dangr.html ''Catholic Hierarchy'' page]</ref> It was vacant from 1637 to 1671. Its seat, [[Angra do Heroismo]], is on the island of [[Terceira]], and the [[diocese]] includes, besides that island, the eight other inhabited islands that form the Azores: [[São Jorge Island|São Jorge]], [[Graciosa]], [[Faial Island|Faial]], [[Pico Island|Pico]], [[Flores Island (Azores)|Flores]], [[Corvo Island|Corvo]], [[São Miguel Island|São Miguel]], and [[Santa Maria Island|Santa Maria]].<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01513c.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article]</ref> The current bishop is António de Sousa Braga (since 1996).
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| name = Angra
| latin = Dioecesis Angrensis
| local = Diocese de Angra
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| caption = The Sé Cathedral of Angra, located on the island of Terceira in the UNESCO designated World Heritage city of Angra do Heroísmo
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| province = [[Azores]]
| metropolitan = Patriarchate of Lisbon
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| suffragan_diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisbon]]
| area_km2 = 2243
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| population = 247,000
| population_as_of = 2011
| catholics = 230,000
| catholics_percent = 93.11
| parishes = 172
| churches =
| congregations =
| schools =
| members =
| denomination =
| rite = [[Roman rite]]
| established = 5 November 1534
| cathedral = Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
| cocathedral =
| patron =
| patron_title =
| priests = 153
| pope =
| patriarch =
| major_archbishop =
| bishop = D. António Sousa Braga
| bishop_title =
| metro_archbishop =
| coadjutor =
| suffragans = [[José da Cruz Policarpo]]
| auxiliary_bishops =
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| vicar_general =
| episcopal_vicar =
| archdeacons =
| emeritus_bishops = D. Aurélio Granada Escudeiro
| map = Locator map of Azores in EU.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Territory of the Diocese of Angra (and location of the Azores) relative to mainland Europe
| website = http://www.diocesedeangra.pt
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Roman Catholic diocese of Angra''' ({{lang-pt|Dioceses de Angra}}, {{lang-la|Dioecesis Angrensis}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[Dioceses|D]] administering to the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] archipelago of the [[Azores]]. The current bishop is António de Sousa Braga (since 1996), who suceeded [[Aurélio Granada Escudeiro]].<ref name="CatholicH">{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dangr.html |title=Diocese of Angra |first=David M. |last=Cheney |date=4 March 2012 |accessdate=30 August 2012 |location=Kansas, United States}}</ref>


==See also==
==History==
[[File:A se de angra.jpg|170px|thumb|left|The Sé Cathedral as it appeared in 1903]]
[[File:Sé de Angra.jpg|170px|thumb|left|The cathedral as it appeared at the end of the 20th century]]
The Azores, like all the islands and lands discovered during the Portuguese [[Age of Discovery|Age of Discoveries]], began as jurisdictions of the [[Order of Christ]], under the direction of the vicar of Tomar ({{lang-ln|vicarius nullius}}).


Upon the creation of the Bishopric of Funchal, in 1514, the communities of the Azores began to fall within the jurisdiction of the [[Bishop of Funchal]]. As the result of a petition by King [[John III of Portugal]], Pope [[Clement VII]] created the Bishopric of São Miguel (São Salvador), but this patriarch died before a [[Papal bull]] was issued.

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 the [[suffragan]] of the Archbishop of Funchal.<ref name="NewAdvent">{{cite web |publisher=New Advent |first=Michael last=Christensen |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01513c.htm |title=Angra |location=New York, New York |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |year=1907}}</ref> In 1550, the Diocese was transferred to the suffragan of the metropole of Lisbon]]. It was vacant from 1637 to 1671.

==Diocese==
[[File:Montanha do Pico ao Pôr-do-sol, ilha do Pico, Açores.JPG|170px|left|thumb|The emblematic volcanic mountain of [[Pico Island|Pico]]: one of the landscapes of the [[Azores]]]]
The [[Diocese|episcopal]] [[Episcopal see|see]] remains a [[suffragan]] of the [[patriarch of Lisbon]], Cardinal [[José da Cruz Policarpo]], of the [[archdiocese of Lisbon]], and serves the entirety of the archipelago of the Azores.<ref name=CatholicH/><ref name=NewAdvent/>

==See also==
*[[List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal]]
*[[List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in Portugal]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in Portugal]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
;Notes
<references/>
{{Reflist|2}}
;Sources
* {{citation |last=Battandier |first=Ann |title=Pont. Cath. |location=Paris, France |year=1905 |language=French |pages=213}}
* {{citation |last=Werner |title=Orbis Terr. Cath. |location=Freiburg, Germany |year=1890 |language=German |pages=51}}
* {{citation |last=Thomas A.B. |last=Incarnat |title=Hist. Eccl. Lusitaniæ |location=Coimbra, Portugal |year=1757 |language=Portuguese |pages=63}}
* {{citation |contribution=APA Citation location=Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal |title=The Catholic Encyclopedia |location=New York, New York |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |year=1907 |accessdate=30 August 2012 |editor=New Advent |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01513c.htm}}
* {{citation |contribution=Angra |title=The Catholic Encyclopedia |location=New York, New York |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |year=1907 |accessdate=30 August 2012 |editor=New Advent |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01513c.htm}}
* {{citation |title=Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat |date=1 March 1907 |first=Remy |last=Lafort, S.T.D. |publisher=Censor. Imprimatur |editor=John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York |location=New York, New York |year=1907}}

{{Catholic}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/angr0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/angr0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]

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[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lisbon|Angra, Roman Catholic Diocese of]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lisbon|Angra, Roman Catholic Diocese of]]


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Revision as of 14:49, 30 August 2012

Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra

Dioecesis Angrensis

Diocese de Angra
The Sé Cathedral of Angra, located on the island of Terceira in the UNESCO designated World Heritage city of Angra do Heroísmo
Location
Country Portugal
Territory Azores
Ecclesiastical provinceAzores
MetropolitanPatriarchate of Lisbon
Coordinates38°39′19.04″N 27°13′15.41″W / 38.6552889°N 27.2209472°W / 38.6552889; -27.2209472
Statistics
Area2,243 km2 (866 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2011)
247,000
230,000 (93.11%)
Parishes172
Information
RiteRoman rite
Established5 November 1534
CathedralSé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
Secular priests153
Current leadership
BishopD. António Sousa Braga
SuffragansJosé da Cruz Policarpo
Bishops emeritusD. Aurélio Granada Escudeiro
Map
Territory of the Diocese of Angra (and location of the Azores) relative to mainland Europe
Territory of the Diocese of Angra (and location of the Azores) relative to mainland Europe
Website
http://www.diocesedeangra.pt

The Roman Catholic diocese of Angra (Template:Lang-pt, Template:Lang-la) is a Roman Catholic D administering to the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The current bishop is António de Sousa Braga (since 1996), who suceeded Aurélio Granada Escudeiro.[1]

History

The Sé Cathedral as it appeared in 1903
The cathedral as it appeared at the end of the 20th century

The Azores, like all the islands and lands discovered during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries, began as jurisdictions of the Order of Christ, under the direction of the vicar of Tomar (Template:Lang-ln).

Upon the creation of the Bishopric of Funchal, in 1514, the communities of the Azores began to fall within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Funchal. As the result of a petition by King John III of Portugal, Pope Clement VII created the Bishopric of São Miguel (São Salvador), but this patriarch died before a Papal bull was issued.

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 the suffragan of the Archbishop of Funchal.[2] In 1550, the Diocese was transferred to the suffragan of the metropole of Lisbon]]. It was vacant from 1637 to 1671.

Diocese

The emblematic volcanic mountain of Pico: one of the landscapes of the Azores

The episcopal see remains a suffragan of the patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, of the archdiocese of Lisbon, and serves the entirety of the archipelago of the Azores.[1][2]

See also

Notes

Notes
  1. ^ a b Cheney, David M. (4 March 2012). "Diocese of Angra". Kansas, United States. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Angra". New York, New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1907. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Missing pipe in: |first= (help)
Sources
  • Battandier, Ann (1905), Pont. Cath. (in French), Paris, France, p. 213{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Werner (1890), Orbis Terr. Cath. (in German), Freiburg, Germany, p. 51{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Incarnat (1757), Hist. Eccl. Lusitaniæ (in Portuguese), Coimbra, Portugal, p. 63
  • New Advent, ed. (1907), "APA Citation location=Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal", The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York, New York: Robert Appleton Company, retrieved 30 August 2012 {{citation}}: Missing pipe in: |contribution= (help)
  • New Advent, ed. (1907), "Angra", The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York, New York: Robert Appleton Company, retrieved 30 August 2012
  • Lafort, S.T.D., Remy (1 March 1907), John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York (ed.), Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat, New York, New York: Censor. Imprimatur{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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