Portugal

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
22 Aug 1948		Bishop António José Rafael	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda
29 Jun 1950		Archbishop Edoardo Rovida	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
12 Aug 1951		Bishop Manuel da Silva Martins	Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal
1 Aug 1954		Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima
4 Jun 1955		Archbishop Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora
1 Jul 1956		Bishop António dos Santos	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda
22 Sep 1956		Bishop Teodoro de Faria	Bishop Emeritus of Funchal
16 Mar 1957		José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Roman Curia
14 Jul 1957		Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
13 Jul 1958		Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M.	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda
15 Aug 1958		Bishop Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego
12 Jul 1959		Bishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira	Bishop Emeritus of Viana do Castelo
Most Junior
29 Nov 1992		Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes	Bishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde
16 Jun 1991		Bishop José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro	Bishop of Bragança-Miranda
4 Jul 1987		Bishop Nuno Brás da Silva Martins	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}
29 Jun 1986		Bishop Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga
29 Sep 1985		Bishop Virgilio do Nascimento Antunes	Bishop of Coimbra
30 Jun 1985		Bishop José Augusto Traquina Maria	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}
24 Jul 1983		Bishop Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}
4 Jul 1981		Bishop António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos	Bishop of Aveiro
14 Jun 1981		Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto
10 Jun 1981		Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda	Bishop of Portugal, Military
28 Dec 1980		Bishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
3 Dec 1980		Bishop António José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P.	Bishop of Lamego

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