Lousada
Lousada | |
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 Torre de Vilar | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:41°18′N8°14′W/ 41.30°N 8.24°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Tâmega e Sousa |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Government | |
| •President | Jorge Magalhães(PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.08 km2(37.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47,387 |
| • Density | 490/km2(1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00(WEST) |
| Website | www |
Lousada(Portuguese pronunciation:[loˈzaðɐ]) is a town and municipality of thePorto district,in northernPortugal.The population in 2011 was 47,387,[1]in an area of 96.08 km².[2]
It includes the site of AncientMagnetum(Portuguese Magneto), in the civil parish Meinedo, which briefly was a short-lived Suebi-Galician bishopric and is now aLatin Catholictitular see.
Ecclesiastical history[edit]
In 569, asDiocese of Magnetum(Latin) / Magneto (Curiate Italiano and Portuguese) / Magneten(sis) (Latin adjective) was established on territory of theKingdom of the Suebiin Galicia, split off from theArchdiocese of Braga,its apparent Metropolitan.
In 585, when the kingdom was annexed by the Visigoths, and was turned into the sixth province of theVisigothic Kingdomof Hispania, the bishopric was suppressed, its territory being reassigned to establish theDiocese of Portucale(present see of Porto).
Its only recorded residential bishop was:
- Viator (572–585).
Titular see[edit]
The diocese was nominally restored in 1969 as Latin CatholicTitular bishopricof Magnetum (Latin) / Magneto (Curiate Italian) / Magneten(sis) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rankwith an archiepiscopal (current) exception:
- Angelo Frosi,Xaverian Missionary Fathers(S.X.) (1970.02.02 – 1978.05.26)?Auxiliary? Bishop ofAbaetetuba(Brazil) (1970.02.02 – 1981.09.17), Bishop of Abaetetuba (1981.09.17 – death 1995.06.28)
- Armido Gasparini,Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus(M.C.C.J.) (1979.03.15 – death 2004.10.21) as firstApostolic VicarofAwasa(Ethiopia) (1979.03.15 – 1993.12.20); previously last Apostolic Prefect ofAwasa(Ethiopia) (1973.02.16 – 1979.03.15)
- António Francisco dos Santos (2004.12.21 – 2006.09.21) as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) (2004.12.21 – 2006.09.21), later Bishop ofAveiro(Portugal) (2006.09.21 – 2014.02.21), Bishop ofPorto(Portugal) (2014.02.21 –...)
- Titular ArchbishopLéon Kalenga Badikebele(2008.03.01 – death 2019.06.12), papal diplomat:Apostolic Nuncio(ambassador) to Ghana (2008.03.01 – 2013.02.22), Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador (2013.02.22 –...) and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize (2013.04.13 –...).
Civil Parishes[edit]
The municipality of Lousada is subdivided into the followingFreguesias'civil parishes):[3]
- Aveleda
- Caíde de Rei
- Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida)
- Cristelos, Boim e Ordem
- Figueiras e Covas
- Lodares
- Lustosa e Barrosas (Santo Estêvão)
- Macieira
- Meinedo
- Nespereira e Casais
- Nevogilde
- Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga
- Sousela
- Torno
- Vilar do Torno e Alentém
Eurocircuito da Costilha[edit]
This circuit has been used several times for the Europeanautocrosschampionship and it is traditionally the circuit where the Portuguese round of theFIAEuropean Championship for rallycross drivers takes place.
Disappearance of Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça[edit]
Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonçawent missing on March 4, 1998 in Lousada, Portugal. Rui Pedro was 11 years old and riding his bicycle outside near his home when he disappeared. His case remains unsolved.
Notable people[edit]
- Pedro Moreira(born 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer with over 280 club caps
- Catarina Ribeiro(born 1990) a Portuguese long distance runner, competed in the woman's marathon at the2020 Summer Olympics
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^EurostatArchived2012-10-07 at theWayback Machine
- ^Diário da República."Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 63"(pdf)(in Portuguese).Retrieved9 July2014.
Sources and external links[edit]
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