Lamego (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Melendo (Mendo) , C.R.S.A. † ( 1144 Appointed - 1173 Died)
Gonçalo † ( 1280 Appointed - )
João † (25 May 1286 Appointed - )
Vasco Martins de Alvelos † ( 1297 Appointed - 14 Feb 1302 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
Alfonso das Asturias † (14 Feb 1302 Appointed - 3 Nov 1306 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Diego Fernandi † (3 Nov 1306 Appointed - 14 May 1311 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Rodrigo de Oliveira † (10 May 1311 Appointed - 1330 Died)
Salvador Martins, O.F.M. † (12 Mar 1331 Appointed - 13 Jan 1349 Died)
Durando Laurentii † (27 Jul 1349 Appointed - 1362 Died)
Lourenço † (9 Jun 1363 Appointed - 19 Sep 1393 Died)
Gonçalo Gonçalves † (26 Jan 1394 Appointed - 9 Feb 1419 Died)
Álvaro de Abreu † (21 Aug 1419 Appointed - 25 May 1421 Appointed, Bishop of Silves (Sylves))
Garcia de Menezes (Roderici) † (25 Jun 1421 Appointed - 10 Apr 1426 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
Luís do Amaral † (5 Jun 1426 Appointed - 11 Mar 1431 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
João Vicente, C.R.S.J.E. † (7 May 1431 Appointed - 1 Apr 1444 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
Gonçalo Anes de Óbidos † (1 Apr 1444 Appointed - 18 Aug 1447 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
João da Costa † (18 Aug 1447 Appointed - 1463 Resigned)
Rodrigo de Noronha † (22 Aug 1463 Appointed - 1477 Died)
Martin Pedro † (24 Sep 1477 Appointed - 1478 Died)
Gomes de Miranda † (7 Jun 1479 Appointed - 1492 Died)
Antonio Gentile Pallavicini † (26 Mar 1492 Appointed - 20 Mar 1493 Resigned)
Fernando Coutinho † (20 Mar 1493 Appointed - 24 Jan 1502 Appointed, Bishop of Silves (Sylves))
João Camelo de Madureira, O.S.A. † (24 Jan 1502 Appointed - 1513 Resigned)
Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos † (26 Aug 1513 Appointed - 24 Sep 1540 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
Agostinho Ribeiro † (24 Sep 1540 Appointed - 1551 Resigned)
Manuel de Noronha † (22 Apr 1551 Appointed - 3 Nov 1564 Died)
Manuel de Menezes † (20 Feb 1570 Appointed - 16 Dec 1573 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
Simão de Sá Pereira † (28 Feb 1575 Appointed - 13 Nov 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
António Teles de Menezes † (13 Nov 1579 Appointed - 1598 Died)
Martim Afonso de Melo † (19 Jul 1599 Appointed - Oct 1613 Died)
Martin Alphonso Mexia de Tovar † (1 Jun 1615 Appointed - 2 Dec 1619 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
João de Lencastre † (21 Jul 1622 Appointed - 13 Jan 1626 Died)
João Coutinho † (14 Jun 1627 Confirmed - 3 Dec 1635 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
Miguel de Portugal † (14 May 1636 Appointed - 13 Jan 1644 Died)
Luís de Sousa † (15 Dec 1670 Appointed - 8 Feb 1677 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Luís da Silva Teles, O.SS.T. † (8 Mar 1677 Appointed - 9 Apr 1685 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
José de Menezes † (14 May 1685 Appointed - 10 Mar 1692 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
António Vasconcelos e Sousa † (15 Oct 1692 Appointed - 14 Dec 1705 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
Tomás de Almeida † (6 Dec 1706 Appointed - 22 Jul 1709 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo † (7 May 1710 Appointed - 8 May 1733 Died)
Manuel Coutinho † (2 Jan 1741 Confirmed - 7 Aug 1742 Died)
Feliciano de Nossa Senhora † (26 Nov 1742 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1771 Died)
Nicolau Joaquim Torel da Cunha Manuel † (17 Jun 1771 Confirmed - 26 Jul 1772 Died)
Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira † (8 Mar 1773 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1786 Died)
João António Binet Pincio † (24 Jul 1786 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1821 Resigned)
José de Jesus Maria Pinto, C.R.S.A. † (24 Sep 1821 Confirmed - 6 Mar 1826 Died)
José da Assunção Vieira, O.F.M. Obs. † (29 Jul 1833 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1841 Died)
José de Moura Coutinho † (22 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 3 Oct 1861 Died)
Antonio da Trindade de Vasconcellos Pereira de Melo † (1 Oct 1863 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1895 Died)
Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro † (19 Nov 1895 Succeeded - 3 Dec 1901 Died)
Francisco José Ribeiro Vieira e Brito † (8 Jan 1902 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1935 Died)
Agostinho de Jesus e Souza † (12 Jul 1935 Succeeded - 16 May 1942 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
Ernesto Sena de Oliveira † (15 Jun 1944 Appointed - 29 Oct 1948 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Coimbra)
João da Silva Campos Neves † (29 Oct 1948 Appointed - 2 Feb 1971 Retired)
Américo Henriques † (2 Feb 1971 Succeeded - 19 Feb 1972 Appointed, Bishop of Nova Lisboa)
António de Castro Xavier Monteiro † (1 Jul 1972 Appointed - 5 Jan 1995 Retired)
Américo do Couto Oliveira † (5 Jan 1995 Succeeded - 2 Dec 1998 Died)
Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho (20 Jan 2000 Appointed - 19 Nov 2011 Retired)
António José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P. (19 Nov 2011 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
12th Century	Erected		Diocese of Lamego (erected)
25 August 1770	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lamego	Diocese of Pinhel (erected)
20 April 1922	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bragança e Miranda (19 parishes) Archdiocese of Braga (166 parishes) Diocese of Lamego (71 parishes)	Diocese of Vila Real (erected) (Province of Vila Real)

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

1949 224,398 224,969 99.7% 215 9 224 1,001 11 58 217 ap1951

1970 220,112 220,114 100.0% 191 13 204 1,078 15 94 221 ap1971

1980 230,500 235,600 97.8% 162 16 178 1,294 18 86 223 ap1981

1990 171,280 172,000 99.6% 171 15 186 920 15 79 223 ap1991

1999 147,250 148,547 99.1% 157 11 168 876 12 82 223 ap2000

2000 146,826 148,123 99.1% 151 11 162 906 12 79 223 ap2001

2001 143,470 144,727 99.1% 141 10 151 950 11 80 223 ap2002

2002 142,926 144,218 99.1% 143 10 153 934 2 11 79 223 ap2003

2003 145,378 147,608 98.5% 146 11 157 925 2 12 76 223 ap2004

2004 159,758 162,297 98.4% 147 9 156 1,024 2 10 70 223 ap2005

2013 157,500 160,700 98.0% 127 6 133 1,184 1 6 57 223 ap2014

2016 155,400 158,600 98.0% 117 7 124 1,253 2 7 42 223 ap2017

2019 154,000 157,200 98.0% 110 6 116 1,327 2 6 32 223 ap2020

2021 153,800 156,900 98.0% 110 4 114 1,349 3 4 32 223 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	224,398	224,969	99.7%	215	9	224	1,001		11	58	217	ap1951
1970	220,112	220,114	100.0%	191	13	204	1,078		15	94	221	ap1971
1980	230,500	235,600	97.8%	162	16	178	1,294		18	86	223	ap1981
1990	171,280	172,000	99.6%	171	15	186	920		15	79	223	ap1991
1999	147,250	148,547	99.1%	157	11	168	876		12	82	223	ap2000
2000	146,826	148,123	99.1%	151	11	162	906		12	79	223	ap2001
2001	143,470	144,727	99.1%	141	10	151	950		11	80	223	ap2002
2002	142,926	144,218	99.1%	143	10	153	934	2	11	79	223	ap2003
2003	145,378	147,608	98.5%	146	11	157	925	2	12	76	223	ap2004
2004	159,758	162,297	98.4%	147	9	156	1,024	2	10	70	223	ap2005
2013	157,500	160,700	98.0%	127	6	133	1,184	1	6	57	223	ap2014
2016	155,400	158,600	98.0%	117	7	124	1,253	2	7	42	223	ap2017
2019	154,000	157,200	98.0%	110	6	116	1,327	2	6	32	223	ap2020
2021	153,800	156,900	98.0%	110	4	114	1,349	3	4	32	223	ap2022