Diocese of Bragança–Miranda, Portugal

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bragança–Miranda (Português) / Brigantien(sis)–Miranden(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Braga

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Benedict of Norcia (July 11)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 7 (2001), November 16

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History

1770.07.10: Established as Diocese of Bragança (Português) / Brigantien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Miranda and became suffragan of Braga)
1780.09.27: Renamed as Diocese of Bragança e Miranda (Português) / Brigantien(sis) et Miranden(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Miranda)
1881.09.30: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Braga
1922.04.20: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Vila Real
1996.05.27: Renamed as Diocese of Bragança–Miranda (Português) / Brigantien(sis)–Miranden(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.05.19 – ...):

Bishop Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bragança–Miranda (Roman Rite)

Bishop Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (62)
(2023.05.19 – ...)

Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal)

Estou em meio a vós como aquele que serve

Born:	1962.08.01 (Pedrosinhas, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1986.10.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.01.31

Priest of Viseu (Portugal) (1986.10.19 – 2015.11.21)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (2015.11.21 – 2023.05.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) (2015.11.21 – 2023.05.19)

Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal) (2023.05.19 – ...)

Bishop José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro (57) (later Archbishop)
(2011.07.18 – 2021.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal)

Ad docendum Christi mysteria

Born:	1967.05.29 (Vila Nova de Seles, Angola)
Ordained Priest:	1991.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.10.02

Priest of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal) (1991.06.16 – 2011.07.18)

Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal) (2011.07.18 – 2021.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (2021.12.03 – ...)

Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M. (89)
(2001.06.13 – 2011.07.18)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal)

Born:	1935.04.30 (São Tomé do Castelo, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1958.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.10.14

Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal) (2001.06.13 – 2011.07.18)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2005 – 2008)

Bishop António José Rafael
(1996.05.27 – 2001.06.13)

A graça e a verdade por Jesus

Born:	1925.11.11 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1948.08.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.02.13
Died:	2018.07.29 († 92)

Titular Bishop of Budua (1976.12.02 – 1979.02.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1976.12.02 – 1979.02.26)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1979.02.26 – 1996.05.27)

Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal) (1996.05.27 – 2001.06.13)

Bishops of Bragança e Miranda (Roman Rite)

Bishop António José Rafael
(1979.02.26 – 1996.05.27)

(see above)

Bishop Manuel de Jesus Pereira
(1965.02.20 – 1978.09.11)

Born:	1911.01.28 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1933.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.08.15
Died:	1978.09.11 († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop of Funchal (Portugal) (1948.02.07 – 1953)

Titular Bishop of Prænetus (1948.02.07 – 1965.02.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1953 – 1965.02.20)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1965.02.20 – 1978.09.11)

Bishop Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves
(1938.12.08 – 1965.02.20)

Born:	1894.06.08 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1919.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.01.28
Died:	1980.03.07 († 85)

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1933.12.04 – 1938.12.08)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1938.12.08 – 1965.02.20)

Titular Bishop of Silli (1965.02.20 – 1971.01.27)

Bishop Luís António de Almeida
(1932.10.07 – 1935.10.04)

Born:	1872.07.20 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1894.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1932.12.08
Died:	1941.04.19 († 68)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1932.10.07 – 1935.10.04)

Titular Bishop of Arena (1935.10.04 – 1941.04.19)

Bishop António Bento Martins Júnior (later Archbishop)
(1928.06.23 – 1932.07.14)

Born:	1881.05.05 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1903.10.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1928.08.15
Died:	1963.08.19 († 82)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1928.06.23 – 1932.07.14)

Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (1932.07.14 – 1932.09.28)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1932.07.14 – 1932.09.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1932.09.28 – 1963.08.19)

Bishop José Leite Lopes de Faria
(1915.10.05 – 1927.08.23)

Born:	1876.05.12 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1896.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1916.01.30
Died:	1927.08.23 († 51)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1915.10.05 – 1927.08.23)

Bishop José Alves de Mariz
(1885.07.30 – 1912.08.26)

Born:	1844.02.05 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1868.03.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1885.11.15
Died:	1912.08.26 († 68)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1885.07.30 – 1912.08.26)

Bishop Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes (蘇)
(1883.08.09 – 1885.07.30)

Born:	1814.11.05 (Topo, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1845.11.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1874.12.27
Died:	1887.09.08 (Portalegre, Portugal † 72)

Priest of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1845.11.09 – 1874.06.15)

Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1874.06.15 – 1883.08.09)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1883.08.09 – 1885.07.30)

Bishop of Portalegre (Portugal) (1885.07.30 – 1887.09.08)

Bishop José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens
(1875.02.16 – 1883.08.09)

Born:	1815.04.08 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1839.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1875.06.06
Died:	1884.11.20 († 69)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1875.02.16 – 1883.08.09)

Bishop of Portalegre (Portugal) (1883.08.09 – 1884.11.20)

Bishop José Luís Alves Feijó
(1871.06.26 – 1874.11.07)

Born:	1816.01.08 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1838.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1865.11.12
Died:	1874.11.07 († 58)

Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde) (1865.09.25 – 1871.06.26)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1871.06.26 – 1874.11.07)

Bishop João de Aguiar
(1857.08.03 – 1871.05.02)

Born:	1796.05.14 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1822.02.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1857.11.01
Died:	1875.02.02 († 78)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1857.08.03 – 1871.05.02)

Bishop José Manuel de Lemos
(1854.04.07 – 1856.09.18)

Born:	1791.03.17 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1816.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1854.06.25
Died:	1870.03.26 († 79)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1854.04.07 – 1856.09.18)

Bishop of Viseu (Portugal) (1856.09.18 – 1858.09.27)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1858.09.27 – 1870.03.26)

Bishop Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B.
(1849.09.28 – 1853.03.10)

Born:	1788.09.27
Ordained Priest:	1810.09.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.02.03
Died:	1873.02.27 († 84)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1849.09.28 – 1853.03.10)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1853.03.10 – 1873.02.27)

Bishop José António da Silva Rebelo, C.M.
(1832.07.02 – 1846.11.07)

Born:	1779.12.10
Ordained Priest:	1804.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1832.09.30
Died:	1846.11.07 († 66)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1832.07.02 – 1846.11.07)

Bishop José Maria de Santana e Noronha
(1824.05.24 – 1829.12.24)

Born:	1761.02.05
Ordained Priest:	1784.01.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1824.08.01
Died:	1829.12.24 († 68)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1824.05.24 – 1829.12.24)

Bishop Luiz de Castro Pereira, C.S.I.
(1821.04.21 – 1822.08.01)

Born:	1768.01.18 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1793.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1805.07.14
Died:	1822.08.01 († 54)

Titular Bishop of Ptolemais (1804.10.29 – 1822.08.01 not possessed)

Bishop-Prelate of Cuiabá (Brazil) (1804.10.29 – 1822.08.01)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1821.04.21 – 1822.08.01)

Bishop António Luís da Veiga Cabral e Câmara
(1793.06.17 – 1819.06.13)

Born:	1758.11.10
Ordained Priest:	1786.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1793.11.03
Died:	1819.06.13 († 60)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1793.06.17 – 1819.06.13)

Bishop Bernardo Pinto Ribeiro Seixas
(1780.09.27 – 1792.09.09)

Born:	1717.10.08
Ordained Priest:	1773.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1773.10.10
Died:	1792.09.09 († 74)

Bishop of Bragança (Portugal) (1773.07.12 – 1780.09.27)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1780.09.27 – 1792.09.09)

Bishops of Bragança (Roman Rite)

Bishop Bernardo Pinto Ribeiro Seixas
(1773.07.12 – 1780.09.27)

(see above)

Bishop Miguel António Barreto de Meneses
(1770.07.10 – 1773.07.12)

Born:	1723.07.11
Ordained Priest:	1747.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1770.10.28
Died:	1794.03.13 († 70)

Bishop of Bragança (Portugal) (1770.07.10 – 1773.07.12)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1773.07.12 – 1780.08.08)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop António José Rafael (1976.12.02 – 1979.02.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Nueva Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha, Bragança, Bragança
Co-Cathedral: Concatedral de Santa Maria, Miranda do Douro, Bragança
Former Cathedral: Antiga Catedral do Santo Nome de Jesus, Bragança, Bragança
Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança
Minor Basilica: Basílica de Santo Cristo de Outeiro, Outeiro, Bragança
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Churches by City (362)

Lamego (↙), Vila Real (←), Ourense (↖), Astorga (↑), Zamora (→), Salamanca (↘), Guarda (↓), Ciudad Rodrigo (↓)

Statistics (2020.12.31)

Area: 6,599 km²

Population: 125,600 Catholics (94.4% of 133,100 total)

Pastoral Centres: 321 parishes

Personnel: 84 priests (74 diocesan, 10 religious), 12 deacons, 127 religious (12 brothers, 115 sisters)