Former Diocese of

Castelo Branco

Portugal Portugal

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Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Castelo Branco (Português) / Castri Albi (Latin)

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History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Castelo Branco (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho
(1846 – 1857.11.15)

Born:1793.02.01 (Coimbra, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1819.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:1843.07.02
Created Cardinal:1846.01.19
Died:1857.11.15 (Lisboa, Portugal † 64)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) ([1840] 1843.04.03 – 1845.11.24)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1845.11.24 – 1857.11.15)

Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal) (1846 – 1857.11.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Portalegre (Portugal) (1846 – 1857.11.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1854.11.30 – 1857.11.15)

Bishop Joaquim José de Miranda Coutinho
(1819.05.03 – 1831.04.06)

Born: (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:1820.05.07
Died:1831.04.06

Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal) (1819.05.03 – 1831.04.06)

Bishop-elect Patrício da Silva, O.E.S.A. (later Cardinal)
(1818 – 1819.05.03)

Born:1756.09.15 (Pinheiros, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1780.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1820.04.30
Created Cardinal:1824.09.27
Died:1840.01.03 (Lisboa, Italy † 83)

Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal) (1818 – 1819.05.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal) ([1819.05.03] 1820.02.21 – 1826.03.13)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1824.09.27 – 1840.01.03)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1826.03.13 – 1840.01.03)

Bishop Vicente Ferreira da Rocha, O.P.
(1782.12.16 – 1814.08.25)

Born:1727.04.05 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1761.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:1783.02.24
Died:1814.08.25 († 87)

Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal) ([1782.07.21] 1782.12.16 – 1814.08.25)

Bishop José de Jesus Maria Caetano, O.P.
(1771 – 1782.07.13)

Born: (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1727.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:1771.11.17
Died:1782.07.13

Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal) (1771 – 1782.07.13)

Last updated on 2024.11.18

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