List of Churches in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 4,904 churches in Portugal, one in every 174 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 32 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five religious organisations is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Porto, Braga and Loures. Below you find the largest religious organisations in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

4,904 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies4,9041 in174 Portuguese companiesCities313Largest cityLisboa 400Employees1-4 (96%)Revenue< $100K (97%)Email21%Phone31%Website26%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Província Portuguesa Das Franciscanas Missionárias De Nossa Senhora	Portugal	Porto	Rua Doutor Carlos Ramos, 50	Porto	4200-155	*****.pt	1868	$55,117,335	340	Non profit organization	7	501090444
2	Seminário Maior De Cristo Rei	Portugal	Loures	Rua Do Seminário	Lisboa	1885-076	*****.pt	1944	$4,403,580	60	Non profit organization	5	500793697
3	Comunidade Cancão Nova	Portugal	Ourém	Estrada Da Batalha, 68	Santarém	2495-405	*****.pt	2000	$4,403,580	60	Non profit organization	6	505556391
4	Delegacão Portuguesa Do Instituto Missionário Da Consolata	Portugal	Ourém	Rua Francisco Marto, 52	Santarém	2495-448	*****.pt	1959	$4,403,580	65	Non profit organization	7	500985235
5	Ordem Dos Padres Carmelitas Descalcos Em Portugal	Portugal	Ourém	Rua Do Imaculado Coracão de Maria, 17	Santarém	2495-441	*****.pt	1925	$4,403,580	60	Non profit organization	7	500746915
6	Santa Casa Da Misericórdia De Arruda Dos Vinhos	Portugal	Arruda Dos Vinhos	Rua Manuel Policarpo Martins, 23 R/c Esq.	Lisboa	2630-257	*****.pt	1574	$4,403,580	240	Non profit organization	4	501110186
7	Irmandade Da Santa Casa Da Misericórdia Da Batalha	Portugal	Batalha	Rua Da Misericórdia	Leiria	2440-119	*****.com	1982	$3,821,786	155	Non profit organization	3	501932488
8	Centro Paroquial Do Estoril	Portugal	Cascais	Rua Do Campo Santo, 441	Lisboa	2765-307	*****.pt	1982	$3,649,010	32	Non profit organization	N/A	501646825
9	Centro Social Da Paróquia De S.martinho De Medelo	Portugal	Fafe	Avenida João Paulo Ii	Braga	4820-500	N/A	1987	$2,714,262	129	Non profit organization	2	502714603
10	Cáritas Arquidiocesana De Évora	Portugal	Évora	Avenida Combatentes Da Grande Guerra, 2	Évora	7005-138	*****.pt	1976	$2,100,047	103	Non profit organization	2	501403221
11	Confraria De São Vicente De Paulo	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Do Norte, 45	Lisboa	1600-537	*****.com	1949	$1,927,767	100	Non profit organization	N/A	500959137
12	Irmandade Da Santa Casa Da Misericórdia De Boliqueime	Portugal	Loulé	Rua Padre Sebastião Amândio Viegas Costa	Faro	8100-070	*****.pt	1985	$1,829,393	75	Non profit organization	N/A	501736328
13	Irmandade Da Santa Casa Da Misericórdia De Alcantarilha	Portugal	Silves	Praceta Da Santa Casa Da Misericórdia	Faro	8365-183	N/A	1979	$1,616,421	61	Non profit organization	N/A	501408096
14	Centro Social Paroquial De Nossa Senhora Do Cabo	Portugal	Oeiras	Dos Lusíadas, 4	Lisboa	2795-127	*****.pt	1991	$882,466	3	Non profit organization	N/A	502590963
15	Centro Social Paroquial De Avidos	Portugal	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Rua Manuel Correia Marques, 284	Braga	4770-796	N/A	1996	$850,701	86	Non profit organization	N/A	503671665
16	Centro Social Da Paroquia De Ferreiros	Portugal	Braga	Rua Do Centro Social E Paroquial, 1	Braga	4705-335	*****.pt	1996	$758,864	60	Non profit organization	N/A	503151351
17	Obra De Promocão Social Da Sagrada Família	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Doutor Alfredo Bensaúde	Lisboa	1800-175	N/A	1954	$754,918	5	Non profit organization	N/A	501830839
18	Seminário Diocesano De Leiria	Portugal	Leiria	Largo Padre Carvalho	Leiria	2414-011	*****.pt	1976	$733,930	10	Non profit organization	2	500845719
19	Fábrica Igreja Paroquial Cantanhede	Portugal	Cantanhede	Rua António José de Almeida, 76	Coimbra	3060-142	N/A	2001	$733,930	6	Non profit organization	2	500968209
20	Irmandade São Bento Da Porta Aberta	Portugal	Terras de Bouro	Avenida São Bento Da Porta Aberta, 2967	Braga	4845-028	*****.pt	1979	$733,930	32	Non profit organization	2	501108769
21	Congregacão Das Irmãs Dominicanas De Santa Catarina De Sena	Portugal	Lisboa	Largo São Domingos de Benfica, 13/14	Lisboa	1500-554	*****.pt	1942	$733,930	62	Non profit organization	3	500985596
22	Hillsong Portugal	Portugal	Loures	Rua das Lezírias, 12	Lisboa	2670-513	N/A	2002	$733,930	10	Non profit organization	10	592001261
23	Igreja Mundial Do Poder De Deus	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Do Brasil, 26	Lisboa	1700-070	N/A	2008	$733,930	14	Non profit organization	14	592009530
24	Ordem Carmo Em Portugal	Portugal	Ourém	Avenida Beato Nuno, 271	Santarém	2495-304	*****.com	1951	$733,930	10	Non profit organization	5	500892768
25	Missionarios Combonianos Do Coracão De Jesus	Portugal	Lisboa	Calcada Engenheiro Miguel Pais, 9	Lisboa	1249-120	*****.pt	1966	$733,930	11	Non profit organization	6	500139989

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 4,651 Portuguese religious organisations with a known headcount, 4,455 (96%) have one to four people, 84 have five to nine, 80 have ten to 49 and 32 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (4,472, 97%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 104,539 98%
Small 10 to 4980 2%
Medium 50 to 24930 0.6%
Large 250+2 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firm turns over more than $5 million a year; 1 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest religious organisations in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Província Portuguesa da Congregacão das Irmãs Hospitaleiras Sagrado Coracão de Jesus is the largest religious organisation in Portugal by headcount. 32 firms employ 50 people or more; 18 employ 100 or more.

1Lisboa1,600 staff
2Ourém308 staff
3Arruda Dos Vinhos240 staff
4Oeiras200 staff
5Barcelos180 staff
6Lisboa160 staff
7Batalha155 staff
8Lisboa100 staff
9Ourém89 staff
10Vila Nova de Famalicão86 staff

By employee size · 4,651 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,455	96%
5-9	84	2%
10-19	50	1%
20-49	30	0.6%
50-99	14	0.3%
100-199	11	0.2%
200-499	5	0.1%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	2	<0.1%

96% have 1 to 4 people; 30 have 20 to 49; 32 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	4,472	97%
$100K-$500K	56	1%
$500K-$1M	52	1%
$1M-$5M	12	0.3%
$50M-$100M	1	<0.1%

97% under $100,000; 12 between $1M and $5M; 1 above $5M.

How many churches are there in Portugal?

Churches and religious organisations in Portugal

4,904

5 November 2026

There are 4,904 churches and religious organisations in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 174 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (90 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 4,508 92%
Head offices: 91
Branch offices: 305

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 9491. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 9491.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most churches in Portugal (400), ahead of Sintra (185), Porto (160), Braga (110) and Loures (103). Together the five hold one in five of them. Relative to their size, Sintra, Loures and Braga have the most: 1.2 to 1.3 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

313 Portuguese cities have at least one religious organisation; 127 have ten or more; 26 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Religious organisations per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.57. Sintra has 1.3 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

Religious organisations in Lisboa

Lisboa has 400 churches and religious organisations, 0.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 26% below the national share. Nine in ten Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 7 have 50 or more. 4 new firms were entered in 2026, 170 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 340 · 89%
5-9: 16 · 4%
10-19: 16 · 4%
20-49: 1 · 0.3%
50+: 7 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
Lda and S.A.: 0 · 0%
Other or none: 400 · 100%

Of the Portuguese total: 8.2%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 0.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 4
Entered 2025: 8
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 4.4%

Old

Before 1990: 170 · 43%
1990 or later: 230 · 57%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 7.8%

Reachable

Email: 163 · 41%
Phone: 216 · 54%
Website: 201 · 50%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 344 · 91%
$100K-$500K: 13 · 3%
$500K-$1M: 19 · 5%
$1M and more: 1 · 0.3%

Largest

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

90 religious organisations were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a week, after 156 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.3% of the inflow.

2262022
1782023
1922024
1562025
902026 so far

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lisboa5 staff
2Almada5 staff
3Portimão4 staff
4Braga4 staff
5Lisboa3 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 7 religious organisations for every one of the driving schools in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Churches	4,904	26%	91%
Advertising Companies	4,419	28%	84%
Colleges	3,157	41%	68%
Primary Education	2,348	77%	15%
Child Care Companies	1,176	49%	45%
Driving Schools	722	70%	65%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	910,277	14.3
Brazil	205,728	7.1
Canada	54,096	12.7
The UK	44,061	5.0
Australia	32,647	3.8
Portugal	4,904	5.7

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

No form on record or other4,904100%

Single-site: 92%
Head offices: 91
Branches: 305

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

How reachable are they?

Religious organisations are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 31% list a phone number and 26% a website.

Email1,009 21%
Phone1,504 31%
Website1,271 26%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 19 Portuguese religious organisations from before 1900, 1,474 from before 1950 and 2,174 from before 1990.

1845
1. Lisboa
1849
1. Ourém
1861
1. Lisboa
1864
1. Alfândega Da Fé
1867
1. Lisboa
1868
1. Porto

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1990

2,174

Portuguese religious organisations date from before 1990

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Frequently asked questions

How many churches are there in Portugal?

There are 4,904 churches and religious organisations in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 174 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest religious organisation in Portugal?

Província Portuguesa da Congregacão das Irmãs Hospitaleiras Sagrado Coracão de Jesus in Lisboa, with 1,600 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most churches?

Lisboa, with 400, ahead of Sintra (185), Porto (160), Braga (110) and Loures (103). Relative to its size, Sintra has the most: 1.3 times the national share.

How many religious organisations are there in Lisboa?

400, which is 0.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 26% below the national share.

How big is a typical religious organisation?

Small. 96% of the 4,651 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 32 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese churches sole traders or companies?

None (0) are sole traders, 0% are partnerships and 0% (0) are Lda and S.A..

How many religious organisations started in 2026?

90 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 156 in 2025. 0 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest religious organisation in Portugal?

Patriarcado de Lisboa in Lisboa, 1845, followed by Missionários Claretianos Província de Fátima in Ourém (1849) and Fábrica da Igreja Paroquial da Freguesia de Nossa Senhora da Penha de Franca in Lisboa (1861). 19 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers churches?

Portuguese churches are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 9491. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 9491.

Can I download the full list?

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