Diocese of Guarda

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Luis de La Guerra † (12 Feb 1427 Appointed - 1458 Died)
• João Manuel, O. Carm. † (9 Jul 1459 Appointed - 1476 Died)
• João Manuel Ferras † (17 Mar 1477 Appointed - 1478 Died)
• Afonso de Portugal † (9 Sep 1516 Appointed - 23 Feb 1519 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
• Nuno de Noronha † (22 Aug 1594 Appointed - 27 Nov 1608 Died)
• Afonso Furtado de Mendonça † (9 Dec 1609 Appointed - 5 Dec 1612 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Francisco de Castro † (18 Sep 1617 Appointed - 1630 Resigned)
• Lopo de Sequeira Pereira † (7 Jun 1632 Appointed - 4 Aug 1636 Died)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (7 Feb 1639 Appointed - 24 Nov 1639 Died)
• Pedro de Lencastre, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 May 1645 Appointed - 1648 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• Álvaro de São Boaventura, O.F.M. † (17 Jun 1669 Appointed - 27 Jun 1672 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Martin Afonso de Melo † (12 Sep 1672 Appointed - 1 Aug 1684 Died)
• Luís da Silva Teles † (9 Apr 1685 Appointed - 27 Aug 1691 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• João de Mascarenhas † (24 Mar 1692 Appointed - 24 Jan 1693 Died)
• Rodrigo de Moura Telles † (21 Jun 1694 Appointed - 10 Mar 1704 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• António de Saldanha † (22 Mar 1706 Appointed - 28 Jun 1711 Died)
• João de Mendonça † (30 Jan 1713 Appointed - 2 Aug 1736 Died)
• José de Fialho, O. Cist. † (2 Jan 1741 Appointed - 18 Mar 1741 Died)
• Bernardo António de Melo Osório † (26 Nov 1742 Appointed - 9 Jul 1771 Died)
• Jerónimo Rogado de Carvalhal e Silva † (8 Mar 1773 Appointed - 19 Feb 1797 Died)
• José António Pinto de Mendonça Arrais † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 19 Apr 1822 Died)
• Carlos de São José de Azevedo e Sousa, O.F.M. † (24 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1828 Died)
• Joaquim José Pacheco Sousa † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 23 Nov 1857 Died)
• Manuel Martins Manso † (18 Mar 1858 Appointed - 1 Dec 1878 Died)
• Tommaso Gomes de Almeida † (9 Aug 1883 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1903 Died)
• Manuel Vieira de Matos † (2 Apr 1903 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• José Alves Matoso † (3 Oct 1914 Appointed - 1 Feb 1952 Died)
• Domingos da Silva Gonçalves † (1 Feb 1952 Succeeded - 4 Jun 1960 Died)
• Policarpo da Costa Vaz † (9 Jul 1960 Appointed - 17 Nov 1979 Resigned)
• António dos Santos (17 Nov 1979 Appointed - 1 Dec 2005 Resigned)
• Manuel da Rocha Felício (1 Dec 2005 Succeeded - )

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
1949	424,000	424,512	99.9%	312	6	318	1,333		10	170	356	ap1951
1970	374,946	375,254	99.9%	302	16	318	1,179		21	285	358	ap1971
1980	327,000	328,000	99.7%	235	19	254	1,287		24	190	360	ap1981
1990	290,000	295,000	98.3%	197	20	217	1,336		29	119	362	ap1991
1999	250,000	265,000	94.3%	173	16	189	1,322		19	142	361	ap2000
2000	250,000	265,000	94.3%	168	15	183	1,366		17	137	361	ap2001
2001	250,000	265,000	94.3%	169	15	184	1,358		17	150	361	ap2002
2002	250,000	265,000	94.3%	171	17	188	1,329		20	136	361	ap2003
2003	250,000	265,000	94.3%	169	17	186	1,344		35	130	361	ap2004
2004	250,000	260,000	96.2%	160	17	177	1,412		29	121	361	ap2005
2006	250,700	260,700	96.2%	150	14	164	1,528		16	127	361	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Manuel da Rocha Felício (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 2004; Bishop: 1 Dec 2005)
• António dos Santos (Bishop: 17 Nov 1979 to 1 Dec 2005)
• António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos (Priest: 4 Jul 1981 to 8 Jun 2012)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Martin Afonso de Melo † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1672 to 1 Aug 1684)
• José Alves Matoso † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1914 to 1 Feb 1952)
• Carlos de São José de Azevedo e Sousa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1823 to 4 Apr 1828)
• Jerónimo Rogado de Carvalhal e Silva † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1773 to 19 Feb 1797)
• Francisco de Castro † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1617 to 1630)
• Policarpo da Costa Vaz † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1960 to 17 Nov 1979)
• José Agostinho da Rocha Noronha † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Apr 1936 to 7 Jul 1938)
• Domingos da Silva Gonçalves † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Jun 1948; Bishop: 1 Feb 1952 to 4 Jun 1960)
• Luís da Silva Teles † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 27 Aug 1691)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1639 to 24 Nov 1639)
• José de Fialho, O. Cist. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Jan 1741 to 18 Mar 1741)
• Afonso Furtado de Mendonça † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1609 to 5 Dec 1612)
• Tommaso Gomes de Almeida † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 3 Jan 1903)
• Luis de La Guerra † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1427 to 1458)
• Pedro de Lencastre, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 15 May 1645 to 1648)
• João Manuel, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1459 to 1476)
• João Manuel Ferras † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1477 to 1478)
• Manuel Martins Manso † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1858 to 1 Dec 1878)
• João de Mascarenhas † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1692 to 24 Jan 1693)
• Bernardo António de Melo Osório † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1742 to 9 Jul 1771)
• João de Mendonça † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1713 to 2 Aug 1736)
• José António Pinto de Mendonça Arrais † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 19 Apr 1822)
• José da Cruz Moreira Pinto † (Priest: 16 Jan 1910 to 9 May 1928)
• Rodrigo de Moura Telles † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1694 to 10 Mar 1704)
• Nuno de Noronha † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1594 to 27 Nov 1608)
• João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1922 to 29 Aug 1962)
• Joaquim José Pacheco Sousa † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 23 Nov 1857)
• Afonso de Portugal † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1516 to 23 Feb 1519)
• António de Saldanha † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1706 to 28 Jun 1711)
• Álvaro de São Boaventura, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1669 to 27 Jun 1672)
• Lopo de Sequeira Pereira † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1632 to 4 Aug 1636)
• Manuel Vieira de Matos † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Apr 1903 to 1 Oct 1914)