Portalegre-Castelo Branco (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias, Bishop
Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 18 July 1956
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lisboa
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Portugal
Square Kilometers: 9,150 (3,534 Square Miles)
Web Site: http://www.ecclesia.pt/portalegre-c.branco
Mailing Address: Apartado 20, 7301-901 Portalegre CODEX, Portugal
Telephone: 245.30.94.80
Fax: 245.280.190

Historical Details

Diocese of Portalegre
- Latin Name: Portalegrensis
- Erected: 2 April 1550
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lisboa
- Country: Portugal

Past and Present Ordinaries

Julião de Alva † (21 Aug 1549 Confirmed - 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Miranda)
Andrés de Noronha † (5 Apr 1560 Appointed - 11 Sep 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Amador Arrais (de Mondoza), O. Carm. † (30 Oct 1581 Appointed - 1598 Resigned)
Diego Corrêa de Souza † (16 Feb 1598 Appointed - 19 Oct 1614 Died)
Diogo Correia † (19 Jul 1598 Installed - 19 Oct 1614 Died)
Rodrigo da Cunha † (6 Jul 1615 Confirmed - 1618 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
Lopo de Sequeira Pereira † (22 Apr 1619 Confirmed - 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
João Mendes de Távora † ( 1632 Confirmed - 1638 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
Richard Russell † (1 Jul 1671 Appointed - 10 Sep 1685 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
João de Mascarenhas † (1 Apr 1686 Confirmed - 1691 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
António de Saldanha † ( 1692 Appointed - 1705 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
Domingos Barata † (22 Feb 1707 Appointed - 25 Apr 1709 Died)
Álvaro Pires de Castro Noronha † ( 1711 Appointed - 29 Mar 1737 Died)
Manuel Lopes Simões † (19 Feb 1741 Ordained Bishop - 1748 Died)
João de Azevedo † ( 1748 Appointed - 11 Nov 1765 Died)
Jerónimo Rogado de Carvalhal e Silva † (22 Jan 1766 Appointed - 1773 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
Pedro de Melo e Brito da Silveira Alvim † (Nov 1772 Appointed - 22 Nov 1777 Died)
Manuel Tavares Coutinho da Silva † (1 May 1778 Appointed - 7 Apr 1798 Died)
José Valério da Cruz † (13 Jun 1798 Appointed - 17 Aug 1826 Died)
José Francisco da Soledade Bravo † (29 Sep 1831 Appointed - 10 Nov 1833 Died)
Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho † ( 1846 Appointed - 15 Nov 1857 Died)
José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 20 Nov 1884 Died)
Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes (Ennes) † (8 Dec 1886 Installed - 8 Sep 1887 Died)
Gaudêncio José Pereira † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 2 Nov 1906 Died)
António Moutinho † (4 Mar 1909 Appointed - 18 May 1915 Died)
Emanuele Mendes da Conceição Santos † (9 Dec 1915 Appointed - 4 Jun 1920 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Évora)
Manuel Domingos Maria Frutuoso, O.P. † (7 Dec 1920 Appointed - 6 Jul 1949 Died)
António Ferreira Gomes † (6 Jul 1949 Succeeded - 13 Jul 1952 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
Agostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. † (27 Dec 1952 Appointed - 25 Sep 1978 Resigned)
Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. (25 Sep 1978 Appointed - 22 Apr 2004 Resigned)
José Francisco Sanches Alves (22 Apr 2004 Appointed - 8 Jan 2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias (8 Sep 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Portalegre
2 April 1550	Erected	Archdiocese of Évora Diocese of Guarda	Diocese of Portalegre (erected)
30 September 1881	Territory Added	Diocese of Castelo Branco (suppressed) Diocese of Elvas (suppressed)	Diocese of Portalegre
Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco
18 July 1956	Name Changed	Diocese of Portalegre	Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Portalegre

1949 319,080 348,184 91.6% 159 159 2,006 144 154 ap1951

Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco

1969 350,524 354,275 98.9% 178 19 197 1,779 36 197 106 ap1971

1980 289,900 292,200 99.2% 140 17 157 1,846 23 177 161 ap1981

1990 299,500 302,000 99.2% 122 17 139 2,154 24 206 158 ap1991

1999 258,762 260,380 99.4% 98 13 111 2,331 7 13 201 162 ap2000

2000 256,840 258,458 99.4% 99 10 109 2,356 7 10 192 161 ap2001

2001 254,909 256,527 99.4% 103 14 117 2,178 6 17 167 162 ap2002

2002 253,165 254,783 99.4% 103 14 117 2,163 12 16 180 162 ap2003

2003 251,324 252,942 99.4% 99 15 114 2,204 12 15 194 162 ap2004

2004 248,923 250,541 99.4% 89 15 104 2,393 12 15 179 162 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Portalegre
1949	319,080	348,184	91.6%	159		159	2,006			144	154	ap1951
Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco
1969	350,524	354,275	98.9%	178	19	197	1,779		36	197	106	ap1971
1980	289,900	292,200	99.2%	140	17	157	1,846		23	177	161	ap1981
1990	299,500	302,000	99.2%	122	17	139	2,154		24	206	158	ap1991
1999	258,762	260,380	99.4%	98	13	111	2,331	7	13	201	162	ap2000
2000	256,840	258,458	99.4%	99	10	109	2,356	7	10	192	161	ap2001
2001	254,909	256,527	99.4%	103	14	117	2,178	6	17	167	162	ap2002
2002	253,165	254,783	99.4%	103	14	117	2,163	12	16	180	162	ap2003
2003	251,324	252,942	99.4%	99	15	114	2,204	12	15	194	162	ap2004
2004	248,923	250,541	99.4%	89	15	104	2,393	12	15	179	162	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Julião de Alva † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1549 to 1560)
Amador Arrais (de Mondoza), O. Carm. † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1581 to 1598)
João de Azevedo † (Bishop: 1748 to 11 Nov 1765)
Domingos Barata † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1707 to 25 Apr 1709)
Jerónimo Rogado de Carvalhal e Silva † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1766 to 1773)
Álvaro Pires de Castro Noronha † (Bishop: 1711 to 29 Mar 1737)
Diego Corrêa de Souza † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1598 to 19 Oct 1614)
Diogo Correia † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1598 to 19 Oct 1614)
Rodrigo da Cunha † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1615 to 1618)
José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 20 Nov 1884)
Pedro de Melo e Brito da Silveira Alvim † (Bishop: Nov 1772 to 22 Nov 1777)
António Ferreira Gomes † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jan 1948; Bishop: 6 Jul 1949 to 13 Jul 1952)
Manuel Domingos Maria Frutuoso, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1920 to 6 Jul 1949)
Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho † (Apostolic Administrator: 1846 to 15 Nov 1857)
Agostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1952 to 25 Sep 1978)
Manuel Lopes Simões † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1741 to 1748)
João de Mascarenhas † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1686 to 1691)
Emanuele Mendes da Conceição Santos † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1915 to 4 Jun 1920)
João Mendes de Távora † (Bishop: 1632 to 1638)
António Moutinho † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1909 to 18 May 1915)
Andrés de Noronha † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1560 to 11 Sep 1581)
Gaudêncio José Pereira † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Jun 1888 to 2 Nov 1906)
Richard Russell † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1671 to 10 Sep 1685)
António de Saldanha † (Bishop: 1692 to 1705)
Lopo de Sequeira Pereira † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1619 to 1632)
José Francisco da Soledade Bravo † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1831 to 10 Nov 1833)
Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes (Ennes) † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1886 to 8 Sep 1887)
Manuel Tavares Coutinho da Silva † (Bishop: 1 May 1778 to 7 Apr 1798)
José Valério da Cruz † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1798 to 17 Aug 1826)

Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco

Dioecesis Portalegrensis-Castri Albi