Diocese of Angra

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Agostinho Ribeiro † (5 Nov 1534 Appointed - 1540 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• Rodrigo Pinheiro † (24 Sep 1540 Appointed - 24 Aug 1552 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
• Jorge de Santiago, O.P. † (24 Aug 1552 Appointed - 26 Oct 1561 Died)
• Manuel de Almada † ( 1564 Appointed - 26 Sep 1567 Resigned)
• Nuno Álvares Pereira † ( 1568 Appointed - 20 Aug 1570 Died)
• Gaspar de Faria † ( 1571 Appointed - 19 Mar 1576 Died)
• Pedro de Castilho † (4 Jul 1578 Appointed - 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria)
• Manuel de Gouveia † ( 1584 Appointed - 4 Nov 1596 Died)
• Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral † (7 Jan 1598 Appointed - 14 May 1612 Appointed, Bishop of Miranda (do Douro))
• Agostinho Ribeiro † (29 Jul 1613 Appointed - 12 Jul 1621 Died)
• Pedro da Costa † (2 May 1622 Appointed - 9 Sep 1625 Died)
• João Pimenta de Abreu † (8 Feb 1627 Appointed - 28 Dec 1632 Died)
• António da Ressurreição, O.P. † (4 Dec 1634 Appointed - 8 Apr 1637 Died)
• Lourenço de Castro, O.P. † (18 May 1671 Confirmed - 1 Dec 1681 Appointed, Bishop of Miranda (do Douro))
• João dos Prazeres, O.F.M. † (8 Mar 1683 Appointed - 1 Feb 1685 Died)
• Manuel da Natividade, O.F.M. † (8 Mar 1686 Appointed - )
• Clemente Vieira, O.S.A. † (24 Nov 1687 Appointed - 24 Sep 1692 Died)
• António Vieira Leitão † (23 Nov 1693 Appointed - 22 May 1714 Died)
• João de Brito e Vasconcelos † (7 Dec 1716 Appointed - 29 Nov 1718 Died)
• Manuel Álvares da Costa † (20 Jan 1721 Appointed - 10 Jan 1733 Died)
• Valério do Sacramento, O.F.M. Cap. † (1 Aug 1738 Confirmed - 14 Jul 1756 Resigned)
• António Caetano da Rocha † (19 Jul 1756 Appointed - 21 Jul 1772 Died)
• João Marcelino dos Santos Homem Aparício † (20 Dec 1773 Appointed - 21 May 1782 Died)
• José da Avé-Maria Leite da Costa e Silva, O.Ss.T. † (26 Dec 1782 Confirmed - 30 Oct 1799 Died)
• José Pegado de Azevedo, C.O. † (20 Jul 1801 Confirmed - 19 Jun 1812 Died)
• Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. † (18 Dec 1815 Confirmed - 23 Apr 1818 Died)
• Manuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. † (29 May 1820 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1825 Died)
• Estevam a Jesu Maria da Costa, O.F.M. † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 28 Jul 1870 Died)
• João Pereira Bothelho de Amaral y Pimentel † (22 Dec 1871 Confirmed - 27 Jan 1889 Died)
• Francisco Maria Souza Prado de Lacerda † (27 Jan 1889 Succeeded - 23 Dec 1891 Died)
• Francisco José Ribeiro Vieira e Brito † (5 Mar 1892 Appointed - 8 Jan 1902 Confirmed, Bishop of Lamego)
• José Manuel de Carvalho † (9 Jun 1902 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1904 Died)
• José Correia Cardoso Monteiro † (10 Mar 1905 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1910 Died)
• Manuel Damasceno da Costa † (2 Oct 1914 Appointed - 27 Jan 1922 Died)
• António Augusto de Castro Meireles † (20 Dec 1923 Appointed - 20 Jun 1928 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Porto)
• Guilherme Augusto Inácio da Cunha Guimarães † (20 Jun 1928 Appointed - 17 Jun 1957 Died)
• Manuel Alfonso de Carvalho † (17 Jun 1957 Succeeded - 13 Dec 1978 Died)
• Aurélio Granada Escudeiro † (30 Jun 1979 Appointed - 9 Apr 1996 Retired)
• António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. (9 Apr 1996 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1959	319,131	320,774	99.5%	288	7	295	1,081		22	98	168	ap1960
1970	300,995	302,632	99.5%	255	11	266	1,131		29	180	151	ap1971
1980	251,000	255,400	98.3%	202	8	210	1,195		22	240	152	ap1981
1990	266,000	269,110	98.8%	170	5	175	1,520		17	263	165	ap1991
1999	257,389	260,653	98.7%	156	9	165	1,559	1	19	219	172	ap2000
2000	257,020	260,569	98.6%	150	8	158	1,626	1	18	215	172	ap2001
2001	256,920	259,567	99.0%	171	8	179	1,435	2	19	209	172	ap2002
2002	245,030	249,030	98.4%	162	8	170	1,441	2	17	205	172	ap2003
2003	234,157	241,763	96.9%	167	9	176	1,330	2	17	181	174	ap2004
2004	238,425	257,380	92.6%	161	11	172	1,386	2	20	185	172	ap2005
2006	231,243	241,763	95.6%	145	8	153	1,511	1	17	167	172	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. (Bishop: 9 Apr 1996 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Manuel de Almada † (Bishop: 1564 to 26 Sep 1567)
• Manuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 29 May 1820 to 11 Dec 1825)
• Manuel Álvares da Costa † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1721 to 10 Jan 1733)
• Nuno Álvares Pereira † (Bishop: 1568 to 20 Aug 1570)
• João de Brito e Vasconcelos † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1716 to 29 Nov 1718)
• José Correia Cardoso Monteiro † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1905 to 20 Jun 1910)
• José Manuel de Carvalho † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 24 Apr 1904)
• Manuel Alfonso de Carvalho † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Feb 1953; Bishop: 17 Jun 1957 to 13 Dec 1978)
• Pedro de Castilho † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1578 to 1583)
• Lourenço de Castro, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 May 1671 to 1 Dec 1681)
• António Augusto de Castro Meireles † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1923 to 20 Jun 1928)
• Pedro da Costa † (Bishop: 2 May 1622 to 9 Sep 1625)
• Estevam a Jesu Maria da Costa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 28 Jul 1870)
• Manuel Damasceno da Costa † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1914 to 27 Jan 1922)
• Guilherme Augusto Inácio da Cunha Guimarães † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1928 to 17 Jun 1957)
• Manuel da Natividade, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1686)
• António Caetano da Rocha † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1756 to 21 Jul 1772)
• Valério do Sacramento, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1738 to 14 Jul 1756)
• João Marcelino dos Santos Homem Aparício † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1773 to 21 May 1782)
• Gaspar de Faria † (Bishop: 1571 to 19 Mar 1576)
• Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1815 to 23 Apr 1818)
• Manuel de Gouveia † (Bishop: 1584 to 4 Nov 1596)
• Aurélio Granada Escudeiro † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Mar 1974; Bishop: 30 Jun 1979 to 9 Apr 1996)
• José da Avé-Maria Leite da Costa e Silva, O.Ss.T. † (Bishop: 26 Dec 1782 to 30 Oct 1799)
• José Pegado de Azevedo, C.O. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 19 Jun 1812)
• João Pereira Bothelho de Amaral y Pimentel † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 27 Jan 1889)
• João Pimenta de Abreu † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1627 to 28 Dec 1632)
• Rodrigo Pinheiro † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1540 to 24 Aug 1552)
• João dos Prazeres, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1683 to 1 Feb 1685)
• António da Ressurreição, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1634 to 8 Apr 1637)
• Agostinho Ribeiro † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1613 to 12 Jul 1621)
• Agostinho Ribeiro † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1534 to 1540)
• Francisco José Ribeiro Vieira e Brito † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1892 to 8 Jan 1902)
• Jorge de Santiago, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1552 to 26 Oct 1561)
• Francisco Maria Souza Prado de Lacerda † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Feb 1886; Bishop: 27 Jan 1889 to 23 Dec 1891)
• Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1598 to 14 May 1612)
• Clemente Vieira, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1687 to 24 Sep 1692)
• António Vieira Leitão † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1693 to 22 May 1714)