ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃdɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv bɹˈɑːɡə wʌzðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən əvən ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl pɹˈɑːvɪns ænd ɪt wʌzðə tʃˈiːf bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv ɡælˈɪʃə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈuːvɪk pˈiəɹɪəd ænd ɪnðə hˈaɪ mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz, wˌaɪlst ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl.
The Archdiocese of Braga was the metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province and it was the chief bishopric of the Kingdom of Galicia during the Suevic period and in the High Middle Ages, whilst a part of the Kingdom of Portugal.