The Diocese of Leiria–Fátima (Latin: Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon.^[1]

Quick Facts Diocese of Leiria–FátimaDioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis Diocese de Leiria–Fátima, Location ...

Diocese of Leiria–Fátima Dioecesis Leiriensis–Fatimensis Diocese de Leiria–Fátima
The Episcopal Cathedral of Leiria–Fátima
Location
Country	Portugal
Ecclesiastical province	Lisbon
Metropolitan	Patriarchate of Lisbon
Statistics
Area	1,700 km2 (660 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 296,362 272,162 (91.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	17 January 1918
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Leiria
Patron saint	Our Lady of Fátima St Augustine of Hippo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Manuel III
Bishops emeritus	Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva Bishop Emeritus (1993-2006) António Augusto dos Santos MartoBishop Emeritus (2006-2022)
Map
Location of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima
Website
Website of the Diocese

Close

The main church of the episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, in Leiria. It also has two minor basilicas, both in Fátima: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, and also a World Heritage Site: the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, in Batalha, as a decommissioned former Cathedral (now ruined): Church of Our Lady of Pena.

• May 22, 1545: Established as Diocese of Leiria, on territory split off from the Diocese of Coimbra
• In 1585 it gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa, again on 1614.10.09
• Suppressed on September 30, 1881, its territories being reassigned (back) to Patriarchal See of Lisboa and to Diocese of Coimbra
• Restored on January 17, 1918 as Diocese of Leiria, regaining territories from Patriarchal See of Lisboa and Diocese of Coimbra
• On March 25, 1957 it gained territory from Patriarchal See of Lisboa
• Enjoyed Papal visits from Pope Paul VI in May 1967 and Pope John Paul II in May 1982, May 1991 and May 2000
• Renamed on May 13, 1984 as Diocese of Leiria–Fátima, however without a co-cathedral.^[2]
• Enjoyed Papal visits from Pope Benedict XVI in May 2010 and Pope Francis in May 2017

As per 2014, it pastorally served 266,792 Catholics (91.6% of 291,144 total) on 1,700 km² in 75 parishes and 6 missions with 156 priests (92 diocesan, 64 religious), 767 lay religious (77 brothers, 690 sisters) and 6 seminarians.

• List of Catholic dioceses in Portugal
• Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Fátima)
• Basilica of the Holy Trinity (Fátima)
• Our Lady of Fátima
• Sanctuary of Fátima