Diocese of Viseu

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bartolomeu † (1 Nov 1214 Appointed - 5 Sep 1222 Died)
• Pedro Gonçalves † ( 1249 Appointed - )
• Mateus † (6 Aug 1254 Appointed - 1268 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Mateus † ( 1275 Appointed - 1287 Died)
• Egas † (2 Oct 1288 Appointed - 16 Mar 1313 Died)
• Martinho † (Jul 1313 Appointed - 1322 Died)
• Gonçalo † (19 Jan 1323 Appointed - )
• Miguel Vivas † (27 Mar 1329 Appointed - 1332 Died)
• João Watrelos, O. Cist. † ( 1333 Appointed - )
• João † (8 Jul 1349 Appointed - 1362 Died)
• Gonçalo de Figueiredo † (2 Jul 1365 Appointed - 1373 Died)
• João Martins † (7 Nov 1373 Appointed - )
• João Homem † (1 Jan 1386 Appointed - 1425 Died)
• Garcia de Menezes (Roderici) † (10 Apr 1426 Appointed - 1430 Died)
• Luís do Amaral † (11 Mar 1431 Appointed - 9 Sep 1439 Resigned)
• Luís Coutinho † (9 Sep 1439 Appointed - 1 Apr 1444 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• João Vicente, C.R.S.J.E. † (1 Apr 1444 Appointed - 1463 Died)
• João Gomes de Abreu † (12 Aug 1463 Appointed - 16 Feb 1482 Died)
• Fernando Gonçalves de Miranda † (22 May 1482 Appointed - 1505 Died)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (27 Jun 1505 Appointed - 1519 Died)
• Afonso de Portugal † (23 Feb 1519 Appointed - 20 Feb 1523 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
• João Chaves, O.F.M. Obs. † (9 Sep 1524 Appointed - 1526 Died)
• Miguel da Silva † (21 Nov 1526 Appointed - 22 Apr 1547 Resigned)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (22 Apr 1547 Appointed - 27 Jun 1552 Resigned)
• Gonçalo Pinheiro † (27 Jun 1552 Appointed - Nov 1567 Died)
• Jorge de Ataíde † (23 Jul 1568 Appointed - 4 Jul 1578 Resigned)
• Miguel de Castro † (4 Jul 1578 Appointed - 26 Feb 1586 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
• Nuno de Noronha † (21 May 1586 Appointed - 22 Aug 1594 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• António de Sousa, O.P. † (22 Aug 1594 Appointed - 1 May 1596 Died)
• João de Bragança † (1 Feb 1599 Appointed - 4 Feb 1609 Died)
• João Manuel de Ataíde † (9 Dec 1609 Appointed - 19 Feb 1625 Confirmed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• João de Portugal, O.P. † (1 Dec 1625 Confirmed - 26 Feb 1629 Died)
• Bernardino de Sena (Senis; Senna), O.F.M. Obs. † (16 Dec 1630 Confirmed - 5 Oct 1632 Died)
• Miguel de Castro † (19 Dec 1633 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1634 Died)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (14 May 1636 Confirmed - 7 Feb 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• Manuel de Saldanha † (22 Dec 1670 Appointed - 26 Dec 1671 Died)
• João de Melo † (17 Jul 1673 Appointed - 24 Apr 1684 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Richard Russell † (10 Sep 1685 Appointed - 15 Nov 1693 Died)
• Jerónimo Soares † (30 Aug 1694 Appointed - 18 Jan 1720 Died)
• Júlio Francisco de Oliveira, C.O. † (2 Jan 1741 Confirmed - 26 Dec 1765 Died)
• Francisco Mendo Trigoso † (6 Aug 1770 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1778 Died)
• João António Barbosa Soares † (1 Mar 1779 Confirmed - 25 Nov 1782 Died)
• José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. † (18 Jul 1783 Confirmed - 14 Jan 1791 Died)
• Francisco Monteiro Pereira de Azevedo † (19 Dec 1791 Confirmed - 3 Feb 1819 Died)
• Francisco Alexandre Lobo, O.S.B. † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 9 Sep 1844 Died)
• José Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura † (19 Jan 1846 Confirmed - 16 Jun 1856 Confirmed, Archbishop of Braga)
• José Manuel de Lemos † (18 Sep 1856 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1858 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (15 Apr 1859 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1862 Died)
• António Alves Martins, T.O.R. † (25 Sep 1862 Confirmed - 5 Feb 1882 Died)
• José Dias Correia de Carvalho † (9 Aug 1883 Confirmed - 2 Jul 1911 Died)
• António Alves Ferreira † (2 Jul 1911 Succeeded - 29 Jan 1927 Died)
• José da Cruz Moreira Pinto † (9 May 1928 Appointed - 12 Nov 1964 Died)
• José Pedro da Silva † (13 Feb 1965 Appointed - 14 Sep 1988 Resigned)
• António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Sep 1988 Succeeded - 3 Apr 2004 Died)
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto (22 Apr 2004 Appointed - 22 Apr 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima)
• Ilídio Pinto Leandro † (10 Jun 2006 Appointed - 3 May 2018 Resigned)
• António Luciano dos Santos Costa (3 May 2018 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
1950	300,000	300,498	99.8%	225		225	1,333			127	201	ap1951
1969	305,488	306,434	99.7%	219	9	228	1,339		11	196	151	ap1971
1980	316,000	329,000	96.0%	185	8	193	1,637		11	167	203	ap1981
1990	315,000	326,000	96.6%	185	13	198	1,590		16	140	205	ap1991
1999	269,519	280,709	96.0%	165	22	187	1,441		29	134	207	ap2000
2000	272,355	283,703	96.0%	163	21	184	1,480		37	137	207	ap2001
2001	313,776	330,291	95.0%	165	19	184	1,705		36	131	207	ap2002
2002	254,202	267,581	95.0%	163	20	183	1,389		36	128	207	ap2003
2003	278,773	293,445	95.0%	156	20	176	1,583		40	128	207	ap2004
2004	270,463	284,698	95.0%	152	21	173	1,563		39	128	229	ap2005
2010	261,700	270,000	96.9%	144	15	159	1,645		21	135	208	ap2011
2014	263,500	272,000	96.9%	135	16	151	1,745	10	22	135	208	ap2015
2017	257,000	265,331	96.9%	124	16	140	1,835	9	23	79	208	ap2018
2020	258,000	266,000	97.0%	116	16	132	1,954	9	35	78	208	ap2021
2022	257,607	265,595	97.0%	113	18	131	1,966	12	28	53	208	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Manuel da Rocha Felício (Priest: 21 Oct 1973 to 21 Oct 2002)
• Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (Priest: 19 Oct 1986 to 21 Nov 2015)
• António Luciano dos Santos Costa (Bishop: 3 May 2018 - )
• Armando Esteves Domingues (Priest: 13 Jan 1982 to 27 Oct 2018)
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto (Bishop: 22 Apr 2004 to 22 Apr 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• António Alves Ferreira † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Dec 1907; Bishop: 2 Jul 1911 to 29 Jan 1927)
• António Alves Martins, T.O.R. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1862 to 5 Feb 1882)
• Luís do Amaral † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1431 to 9 Sep 1439)
• Jorge de Ataíde † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 4 Jul 1578)
• José Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1846 to 16 Jun 1856)
• João António Barbosa Soares † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 25 Nov 1782)
• João de Bragança † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1599 to 4 Feb 1609)
• José Manuel de Carvalho †
• Miguel de Castro † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1633 to 27 Oct 1634)
• Miguel de Castro † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1578 to 26 Feb 1586)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1859 to 15 Mar 1862)
• João Chaves, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1524 to 1526)
• Luís Coutinho † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1439 to 1 Apr 1444)
• Policarpo da Costa Vaz † (Priest: 21 Mar 1931 to 17 Apr 1950)
• José Pedro da Silva † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1965 to 14 Sep 1988)
• Miguel da Silva † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1526 to 22 Apr 1547)
• José Dias Correia de Carvalho † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 2 Jul 1911)
• José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 14 Jan 1791)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (Administrator: 22 Apr 1547 to 27 Jun 1552)
• Gonçalo de Figueiredo † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1365 to 1373)
• João Gomes de Abreu † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1463 to 16 Feb 1482)
• João Crisóstomo Gomes de Almeida † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1956 to 12 Nov 1964)
• Pedro Gonçalves † (Bishop: 1249 - )
• Fernando Gonçalves de Miranda † (Bishop: 22 May 1482 to 1505)
• João Homem † (Bishop: 1 Jan 1386 to 1425)
• José Manuel de Lemos † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1856 to 27 Sep 1858)
• Francisco Alexandre Lobo, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 29 May 1820 to 9 Sep 1844)
• João Manuel de Ataíde † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1609 to 19 Feb 1625)
• João Martins † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1373)
• João de Melo † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1673 to 24 Apr 1684)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (Bishop: 14 May 1636 to 7 Feb 1639)
• Francisco Mendo Trigoso † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1770 to 19 Sep 1778)
• Garcia de Menezes (Roderici) † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1426 to 1430)
• Francisco Monteiro Pereira de Azevedo † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1791 to 3 Feb 1819)
• José da Cruz Moreira Pinto † (Bishop: 9 May 1928 to 12 Nov 1964)
• Nuno de Noronha † (Bishop: 21 May 1586 to 22 Aug 1594)
• Júlio Francisco de Oliveira, C.O. † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1741 to 26 Dec 1765)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1505 to 1519)
• Gaudêncio José Pereira †
• Gonçalo Pinheiro † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1552 to Nov 1567)
• Ilídio Pinto Leandro † (Priest: 25 Dec 1973; Bishop: 10 Jun 2006 to 3 May 2018)
• Afonso de Portugal † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1519 to 20 Feb 1523)
• João de Portugal, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1625 to 26 Feb 1629)
• António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Aug 1987; Bishop: 14 Sep 1988 to 3 Apr 2004)
• Richard Russell † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1685 to 15 Nov 1693)
• Manuel de Saldanha † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1670 to 26 Dec 1671)
• Bernardino de Sena (Senis; Senna), O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1630 to 5 Oct 1632)
• Jerónimo Soares † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1694 to 18 Jan 1720)
• António de Sousa, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1594 to 1 May 1596)
• João Vicente, C.R.S.J.E. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1444 to 1463)
• Miguel Vivas † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1329 to 1332)
• João Watrelos, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1333)
• Bartolomeu † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1214 to 5 Sep 1222)
• Egas † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1288 to 16 Mar 1313)
• Gonçalo † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1323)
• João † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1349 to 1362)
• Martinho † (Bishop: Jul 1313 to 1322)
• Mateus † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1254 to 1268)

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