Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra

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The Catholic diocese of Angra is in the Azores. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon.[1]

[edit] History

The episcopal see of the Azores, known as Angra do Heroismo, was created in 1534 by Pope Paul III. It was vacant from 1637 to 1671.

It is situated on the island of Terceira and includes, besides that island, the eight others that form the group of the Azores: São Jorge, Graciosa, Fayal, Pico, Flores, Corvo, São Miguel, and Santa Maria.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.