Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bragança
  • Latin Name: Brigantiensis
  • Erected: 5 March 1770
  • Country: Portugal

• Diocese of Bragança e Miranda
  • Latin Name: Brigantiensis et Mirandensis
  • United: 27 September 1780
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
  • Country: Portugal
  • Square Kilometers: 6,545 (2,528 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Miguel António Barreto de Meneses † (6 Aug 1770 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1773 Confirmed, Bishop of Miranda (do Douro))
• Bernardo Pinto Ribeiro Seixas † (12 Jul 1773 Confirmed - 9 Sep 1792 Died)
• António Luís da Veiga Cabral e Câmara † (17 Jun 1793 Confirmed - 13 Jun 1819 Died)
• José Maria de Santa Anna Noronha, O.S.P.P.E. † (24 May 1824 Appointed - 24 Dec 1829 Died)
• José António da Silva Rebelo, C.M. † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 7 Nov 1846 Died)
• Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B. † (28 Sep 1849 Confirmed - 10 Mar 1853 Confirmed, Bishop of Leiria)
• José Manuel de Lemos † (7 Apr 1854 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1856 Confirmed, Bishop of Viseu)
• João d’Aguiar † (3 Aug 1857 Confirmed - 2 May 1871 Resigned)
• José Luis Alves Feijo, O.SS.T. † (5 May 1871 Confirmed - 7 Nov 1874 Died)
• José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens † (16 Feb 1875 Confirmed - 9 Aug 1883 Confirmed, Bishop of Portalegre)
• Manuel Bernardo da Souza Ennes † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 30 Jul 1885 Confirmed, Bishop of Portalegre)
• José Alves de Mariz † (30 Jul 1885 Confirmed - 25 Aug 1912 Died)
• José Lopes Leite de Faria † (5 Oct 1915 Appointed - 23 Aug 1927 Died)
• Antonio Bento Martins Júnior † (20 Jun 1928 Appointed - 14 Jul 1932 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Braga)
• Luís António de Almeida † (7 Oct 1932 Appointed - 4 Oct 1935 Resigned)
• Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves † (8 Dec 1938 Appointed - 20 Feb 1965 Resigned)
• Manuel de Jesus Pereira † (20 Feb 1965 Appointed - 11 Sep 1978 Died)
• António José Rafael † (26 Feb 1979 Appointed - 13 Jun 2001 Retired)
• António Montes Moreira, O.F.M. (13 Jun 2001 Appointed - 18 Jul 2011 Retired)
• José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro (18 Jul 2011 Appointed - 3 Dec 2021 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (19 May 2023 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
Diocese of Bragança e Miranda
1949	210,100	210,100	100.0%	232	3	235	894			45	315	ap1951
1959	231,500	232,000	99.8%	245	3	248	933		3	97	315	ap1960
1970	241,900	242,000	100.0%	200	11	211	1,146		24	165	315	ap1971
1980	208,500	209,500	99.5%	171	3	174	1,198		7	107	315	ap1981
1990	175,600	188,000	93.4%	120	5	125	1,404		7	129	322	ap1991
Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
1999	155,600	157,716	98.7%	119	7	126	1,234	4	9	127	324	ap2000
2000	155,600	157,910	98.5%	120	6	126	1,234	4	8	126	324	ap2001
2001	155,600	157,910	98.5%	117	6	123	1,265	4	8	132	324	ap2002
2002	147,339	148,839	99.0%	107	7	114	1,292	4	11	128	324	ap2003
2003	147,339	148,839	99.0%	104	8	112	1,315	4	11	122	324	ap2004
2004	147,339	148,830	99.0%	99	8	107	1,377	4	10	132	324	ap2005
2006	147,300	148,839	99.0%	101	8	109	1,351	4	13	128	326	ap2007
2012	149,400	151,900	98.4%	82	8	90	1,660	4	10	104	326	ap2013
2015	148,000	150,600	98.3%	72	8	80	1,850	8	12	107	326	ap2016
2018	127,600	134,000	95.2%	76	11	87	1,466	10	13	108	326	ap2019
2020	127,400	133,770	95.2%	78	10	88	1,447	12	12	109	322	ap2021
2022	126,130	133,680	94.4%	75	10	85	1,483	12	12	115	321	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (Bishop: 19 May 2023 - )
• Delfim Jorge Esteves Gomes (Priest: 3 Sep 1989 to 7 Oct 2022)
• José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro (Priest: 16 Jun 1991; Bishop: 18 Jul 2011 to 3 Dec 2021)
• António Montes Moreira, O.F.M. (Bishop: 13 Jun 2001 to 18 Jul 2011)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luís António de Almeida † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1932 to 4 Oct 1935)
• José Alves de Mariz † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1885 to 25 Aug 1912)
• José Luis Alves Feijo, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 5 May 1871 to 7 Nov 1874)
• Miguel António Barreto de Meneses † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1770 to 12 Jul 1773)
• João d’Aguiar † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 2 May 1871)
• José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1875 to 9 Aug 1883)
• José António da Silva Rebelo, C.M. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 7 Nov 1846)
• Manuel Bernardo da Souza Ennes † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 30 Jul 1885)
• Antonio José Ferreira de Sousa †
• Manuel de Jesus Pereira † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1965 to 11 Sep 1978)
• José Manuel de Lemos † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1854 to 18 Sep 1856)
• José Lopes Leite de Faria † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1915 to 23 Aug 1927)
• Antonio Bento Martins Júnior † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1928 to 14 Jul 1932)
• José Maria de Santa Anna Noronha, O.S.P.P.E. † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 24 Dec 1829)
• Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1849 to 10 Mar 1853)
• Bernardo Pinto Ribeiro Seixas † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 9 Sep 1792)
• António José Rafael † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Dec 1976; Bishop: 26 Feb 1979 to 13 Jun 2001)
• Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1938 to 20 Feb 1965)
• António Luís da Veiga Cabral e Câmara † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1793 to 13 Jun 1819)

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