Porto (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Pio Gonçalo Alves de Souza, Auxiliary Bishop
António Maria Bessa Taipa, Auxiliary Bishop
João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador, Auxiliary Bishop
João Miranda Teixeira, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Portugal
Square Kilometers: 3,010 (1,162 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-porto.pt/
Mailing Address: Terreiro da Se, 4050-573 Porto CODEX, Portugal
Telephone: 22.339.23.30
Fax: 22.339.23.31

Past and Present Ordinaries

Fernando de Guerra † (18 Jun 1414 Appointed - 15 Dec 1417 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Diogo de Sousa † ( 1496 Appointed - 11 Jul 1505 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Pedro Alvarez de Acosta † (12 Feb 1507 Appointed - 8 Jan 1535 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Baltazar Limpo, O. Carm. † (15 Nov 1536 Appointed - 23 May 1550 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Rodrigo Pinheiro † (24 Aug 1552 Appointed - Aug 1572 Died)
Aires da Silva † (12 Aug 1573 Appointed - 4 Aug 1578 Died)
Simão de Sá Pereira † (13 Nov 1579 Appointed - 1581 Died)
Marcos de Betania, O.F.M. † (20 Oct 1581 Appointed - 13 Sep 1591 Died)
Jerónimo de Menezes † (22 May 1592 Appointed - Dec 1600 Died)
Gonçalo de Morais, O.S.B. † ( 1602 Appointed - 1617 Died)
Rodrigo da Cunha † ( 1618 Appointed - 27 Jan 1627 Confirmed, Archbishop of Braga)
João de Valadares, O.S.A. † ( 1627 Appointed - 1635 Died)
Gaspar do Rego da Fonseca † (9 Jun 1636 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1639 Died)
Nicolau Monteiro, C.O. † (15 Dec 1670 Appointed - 20 Dec 1672 Died)
Fernando Correia de Lacerda † (17 Jul 1673 Appointed - 1683 Resigned)
João de Sousa † (6 Dec 1683 Appointed - 24 Sep 1696 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
José de Santa Maria Saldanha, O.F.M. † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 26 Sep 1708 Died)
Tomás de Almeida † (22 Jul 1709 Appointed - 7 Dec 1716 Appointed, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon})
José Maria da Fonseca de Évora, O.F.M. † (2 Jan 1741 Appointed - 16 Jun 1752 Died)
António de Sousa, O.S.A. † (28 Mar 1757 Appointed - 4 Jun 1766 Died)
Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P. † (5 Mar 1770 Appointed - 21 May 1771 Died)
João Rafael de Mendonça, O.S.H. † (29 Jul 1771 Appointed - 6 Jun 1793 Died)
Lourenço Correa de Sá e Benevides † (18 Dec 1795 Appointed - 6 Jun 1798 Died)
António de São José de Castro, O. Cart. † (13 Nov 1798 Appointed - 12 Apr 1814 Died)
João de Magalhães e Avelar † (29 Apr 1816 Confirmed - 16 May 1833 Died)
Jerónimo José da Costa Rebêlo † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1854 Died)
António Bernardo da Fonseca Monís † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1859 Died)
João de França Castro e Moura, C.M. † (21 May 1862 Confirmed - 16 Oct 1868 Died)
Americo Ferreira dos Santos Silva † (26 Jun 1871 Confirmed - 21 Jan 1899 Died)
António José de Souza Barroso † (23 May 1899 Appointed - 31 Aug 1918 Died)
António Barbosa Leão † (16 Jul 1919 Appointed - 21 Jun 1929 Died)
António Augusto de Castro Meireles † (21 Jun 1929 Succeeded - 29 Mar 1942 Died)
Agostinho de Jesus e Souza † (16 May 1942 Appointed - 21 Feb 1952 Died)
António Ferreira Gomes † (13 Jul 1952 Appointed - 12 Feb 1982 Retired)
Júlio Tavares Rebimbas † (12 Feb 1982 Appointed - 13 Jun 1997 Retired)
Armindo Lopes Coelho † (13 Jun 1997 Appointed - 22 Feb 2007 Retired)
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (22 Feb 2007 Appointed - 18 May 2013 Appointed, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon})

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Porto (erected)
24 August 1938	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coimbra Diocese of Porto Diocese of Viseu	Diocese of Aveiro (erected)

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

1949 1,120,000 1,194,000 93.8% 623 150 773 1,448 245 560 457 ap1951

1969 1,480,000 1,500,000 98.7% 566 147 713 2,075 188 1,200 376 ap1971

1980 1,842,499 1,876,748 98.2% 503 242 745 2,473 350 1,618 477 ap1981

1990 1,869,000 2,182,000 85.7% 440 175 615 3,039 274 1,485 477 ap1991

1999 1,870,000 1,888,826 99.0% 405 195 600 3,116 16 281 1,128 477 ap2000

2000 1,869,826 1,888,826 99.0% 401 181 582 3,212 16 274 1,109 477 ap2001

2001 1,869,826 1,888,826 99.0% 402 192 594 3,147 16 274 991 477 ap2002

2002 1,869,826 2,064,813 90.6% 398 192 590 3,169 16 274 991 477 ap2003

2003 1,869,826 2,064,813 90.6% 364 187 551 3,393 16 283 862 477 ap2004

2004 1,869,826 2,064,813 90.6% 355 193 548 3,412 16 275 1,086 477 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	1,120,000	1,194,000	93.8%	623	150	773	1,448		245	560	457	ap1951
1969	1,480,000	1,500,000	98.7%	566	147	713	2,075		188	1,200	376	ap1971
1980	1,842,499	1,876,748	98.2%	503	242	745	2,473		350	1,618	477	ap1981
1990	1,869,000	2,182,000	85.7%	440	175	615	3,039		274	1,485	477	ap1991
1999	1,870,000	1,888,826	99.0%	405	195	600	3,116	16	281	1,128	477	ap2000
2000	1,869,826	1,888,826	99.0%	401	181	582	3,212	16	274	1,109	477	ap2001
2001	1,869,826	1,888,826	99.0%	402	192	594	3,147	16	274	991	477	ap2002
2002	1,869,826	2,064,813	90.6%	398	192	590	3,169	16	274	991	477	ap2003
2003	1,869,826	2,064,813	90.6%	364	187	551	3,393	16	283	862	477	ap2004
2004	1,869,826	2,064,813	90.6%	355	193	548	3,412	16	275	1,086	477	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Pio Gonçalo Alves de Souza (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 2011)
António Maria Bessa Taipa (Priest: 15 Aug 1966; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1999)
António José Cavaco Carrilho (Priest: 28 Jul 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1999 to 8 Mar 2007)
Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Oct 1988 to 23 Apr 1998)
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (Bishop: 22 Feb 2007 to 18 May 2013)
José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Dec 1982 to 29 Oct 1997)
João Miranda Teixeira (Priest: 7 Aug 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1983 to 7 Oct 2011)
Manual Pelino Domingues (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1987 to 27 Jan 1998)
João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 2008)
Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo (Priest: 10 Jul 1977 to 4 Feb 2005)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Tomás de Almeida † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1709 to 7 Dec 1716)
Pedro Alvarez de Acosta † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1507 to 8 Jan 1535)
José Alves Correia da Silva † (Priest: 5 Aug 1894 to 15 May 1920)
Florentino de Andrade e Silva † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Dec 1954 to 1 Jul 1972)
António Barbosa Leão † (Priest: 1 Aug 1886 to 2 May 1906; Bishop: 16 Jul 1919 to 21 Jun 1929)
Marcos de Betania, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1581 to 13 Sep 1591)
António Augusto de Castro Meireles † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Jun 1928; Bishop: 21 Jun 1929 to 29 Mar 1942)
Lourenço Correa de Sá e Benevides † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1795 to 6 Jun 1798)
Fernando Correia de Lacerda † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1673 to 1683)
Jerónimo José da Costa Rebêlo † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 27 Feb 1854)
Policarpo da Costa Vaz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Apr 1950 to 1952)
Rodrigo da Cunha † (Bishop: 1618 to 27 Jan 1627)
José Maria da Fonseca de Évora, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1741 to 16 Jun 1752)
António Bernardo da Fonseca Monís † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 4 Dec 1859)
Aires da Silva † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1573 to 4 Aug 1578)
Simão de Sá Pereira † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1579 to 1581)
Alberto Cosme do Amaral † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jul 1964 to 1 Jul 1972)
Americo Ferreira dos Santos Silva † (Priest: 26 Sep 1852; Bishop: 26 Jun 1871 to 21 Jan 1899)
António Ferreira Gomes † (Priest: 22 Sep 1928 to 15 Jan 1948; Bishop: 13 Jul 1952 to 12 Feb 1982)
João de França Castro e Moura, C.M. † (Bishop: 21 May 1862 to 16 Oct 1868)
Fernando de Guerra † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1414 to 15 Dec 1417)
Agostinho de Jesus e Souza † (Bishop: 16 May 1942 to 21 Feb 1952)
Baltazar Limpo, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1536 to 23 May 1550)
Armindo Lopes Coelho † (Priest: 1 Aug 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Nov 1978 to 15 Oct 1982; Bishop: 13 Jun 1997 to 22 Feb 2007)
João de Magalhães e Avelar † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1816 to 16 May 1833)
João Rafael de Mendonça, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1771 to 6 Jun 1793)
Jerónimo de Menezes † (Bishop: 22 May 1592 to Dec 1600)
Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1770 to 21 May 1771)
Nicolau Monteiro, C.O. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1670 to 20 Dec 1672)
Gonçalo de Morais, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1602 to 1617)
António Moutinho † (Priest: 19 Sep 1885 to 21 Aug 1901)
Rodrigo Pinheiro † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1552 to Aug 1572)
Domingos de Pinho Brandão † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jul 1972 to 22 Aug 1988)
Gaspar do Rego da Fonseca † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1636 to 13 Jul 1639)
José de Santa Maria Saldanha, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1696 to 26 Sep 1708)
António de São José de Castro, O. Cart. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1798 to 12 Apr 1814)
Sebastião Soares de Resende † (Priest: 21 Oct 1928 to 21 Apr 1943)
António de Sousa, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1757 to 4 Jun 1766)
Diogo de Sousa † (Bishop: 1496 to 11 Jul 1505)
João de Sousa † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1683 to 24 Sep 1696)
António José de Souza Barroso † (Bishop: 23 May 1899 to 31 Aug 1918)
Júlio Tavares Rebimbas † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Feb 1982 to 13 Jun 1997)
João de Valadares, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 1627 to 1635)

Diocese of Porto