Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
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The Portuguese Catholic diocese of Bragança-Miranda, in the north-east of Portugal, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.[1]
[edit] History
The see was erected 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[2]. Pope Clement XIV in 1770 transferred it to Bragança.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page, Diocese of Miranda
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
