Diocese of Leiria–Fátima, Portugal 🇵🇹

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.01.28 – ...):

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Leiria–Fátima (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. (72)
(2022.01.28 – ...)

Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

O Filho do Homem veio para servir e dar a vida

Born:	1954.01.05 (Porto da Cruz, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1981.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.10.25

Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) (2003.05.27 – 2015.05.25)

Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal) (2015.08.24 – 2022.01.28)

President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2020.06.16 – 2026.04.14)

Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal) (2022.01.28 – ...)

Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto (78)
(2006.04.22 – 2022.01.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva
Bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Adjutores gaudii vestri / Servadores da vossa alegria

Born:	1947.05.05 (Tronco, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1971.11.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.02.11
Created Cardinal:	2018.06.28

Priest of Vila Real (Portugal) (1971.11.07 – 2000.11.10)

Titular Bishop of Bladia (2000.11.10 – 2004.04.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) (2000.11.10 – 2004.04.22)

Bishop of Viseu (Portugal) (2004.04.22 – 2006.04.22)

Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal) (2006.04.22 – 2022.01.28)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2008 – 2011)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2013.06.19 – 2020.06.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (2018.06.28 [2018.11.25] – ...)

Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva (95)
(1993.02.02 – 2006.04.22)

Bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Born:	1930.06.16 (Santa Maria de Avioso, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1954.08.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.06.16

Priest of Porto (Portugal) (1954.08.01 – 1979.04.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) (1979.04.30 – 1981)

Titular Bishop of Lemellefa (1979.04.30 – 1987.05.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1981 – 1987.05.07)

Coadjutor Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal) (1987.05.07 – 1993.02.02)

Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal) (1993.02.02 – 2006.04.22)

Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral
(1984.05.13 – 1993.02.02)

Born:	1916.10.12 (Touro, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1939.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.08.23
Died:	2005.10.07 (Fátima, Portugal † 88)

Titular Bishop of Tagaria (1964.07.08 – 1972.07.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (1964.07.08 – 1972.07.01)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1972.07.01 – 1984.05.13)

Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal) (1984.05.13 – 1993.02.02)

Bishops of Leiria (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral
(1972.07.01 – 1984.05.13)

(see above)

Bishop João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C.
(1958.09.13 – 1972.07.01)

Born:	1904.02.08 (Monte Redondo, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1929.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1954.12.08
Died:	1985.08.02 († 81)

Titular Bishop of Eurœa in Epiro (1954.09.30 – 1958.09.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1954.09.30 – 1958.09.13)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1958.09.13 – 1972.07.01)

Prior General of Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross (1980 – 1984.06)

Bishop Giuseppe Alves Correia da Silva
(1920.05.15 – 1957.12.04)

Born:	1872.01.15 (São Pedro de Fins, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1894.08.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1920.07.25
Died:	1957.12.04 († 85)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1920.05.15 – 1957.12.04)

Bishop Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B.
(1853.03.10 – 1873.02.27)

Born:	1788.09.27 (Barcelos, Portugal)
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 Manuel José da Costa
(1846 – 1851.07.16)

Born:	1791.12.13 (Banho, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1817.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1846.06.14
Died:	1851.07.16 († 59)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1846 – 1851.07.16)

Bishop Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho (later Cardinal)
(1843.04.03 – 1845.11.24)

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 João Inácio da Fonseca Manso
(1818 – 1834.06.11)

Born:	1761.02.11? (Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1785.02.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1819.12.27
Died:	1834.06.11 († 73)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1818 – 1834.06.11)

Bishop Manuel de Aguiar
(1790 – 1815.03.19)

Born:	1751.12.16? (Évora, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1776.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1790.08.15
Died:	1815.03.19 († 63)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1790 – 1815.03.19)

Bishop Lourenço de Lencastre
(1780.09.18 – 1790.03.04)

Born:	1716.07.10 (Lisboa, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1759.10.14
Died:	1790.03.04 († 73)

Bishop of Elvas (Portugal) (1759.05.28 – 1780.09.18)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1780.09.18 – 1790.03.04)

Fr. António Bonifácio Coelho
(1779 – 1779)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1779 – 1779)

Bishop Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P.
(1760.03.24 – 1779.09.14)

Born:	1706.04 (Verdemilho, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1730.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1746.06.29
Died:	1779.09.14 (Portugal † 73)

Bishop of Malacca (Malaysia) (1746.03.28 – 1747.12.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1747.12.08 – 1748.05.18)

Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1748.05.18 – 1760.03.24)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1760.03.24 – 1779.09.14)

Bishop João Cosme da Cunha, C.R.S.A. (later Cardinal)
(1746.04.08 – 1760.03.24)

Born:	1715.10.20 (Lisboa, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1740.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1746.06.29
Created Cardinal:	1770.08.06
Died:	1783.01.31 (Évora, Portugal † 67)

Titular Bishop of Olimpus (1746.03.28 – 1746.04.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1746.03.28 – 1746.04.08)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1746.04.08 – 1760.03.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal) (1760.03.24 – 1783.01.31)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1770.08.06 – 1783.01.31)

Bishop Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha
(1694 – 1746.04.05)

Born:	1661.06.07 (Lisboa, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1686.06.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1694.12.27
Died:	1746.04.05 († 84)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1694 – 1746.04.05)

Bishop José de Lencastre, O. Carm.
(1681.06.02 – 1706.09)

Born:	1621.03.19 (Lisboa, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1677.07.25
Died:	1706.09 († 85)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1677.04.26 – 1681.06.02)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1681.06.02 – 1706.09)

Bishop Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1677 – 1678.06.06)

Born:	1632? (Lisboa, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1678.02?
Died:	1689.11.19 († 56)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1677 – 1678.06.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal) (1678.06.06 – 1689.11.19)

Bishop Pedro Vieira da Silva
(1669.06.17 – 1676.09.12)

Born:	1609? (Leiria, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1671.07.12
Died:	1676.09.12 († 66)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1669.06.17 – 1676.09.12)

Fr. Jerónimo de Mascarenhas
(1648 – 1648)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1648 – 1648)

Fr. Diogo de Sousa
(1640 – 1640)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1640 – 1640)

Bishop Pedro Barbosa de Eça
(1636.06.09 – 1640.12.03)

Born:	1594? (Lisboa, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1636.09.07
Died:	1640.12.03 († 45)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1636.06.09 – 1640.12.03)

Bishop Dinis de Melo e Castro
(1627 – 1636)

Died:

1639.11.24

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1627 – 1636)

Bishop of Viseu (Portugal) (1636 – 1639.11.24)

Bishop of Guarda (Portugal) (1639 – 1639.11.24)

Bishop Francisco de Menezes
(1625.08.18 – 1627.07.05)

Born:	1570? (Santarem, Portugal)
Died:	1633.05 († 62)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1625.08.18 – 1627.07.05)

Bishop of Faro (Portugal) (1627.07.05 – 1633.05)

Bishop António de Santa Maria
(1616 – 1623)

Born:	1546 (Setubal, Portugal)
Died:	1623.05.16 († 76)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1616 – 1623)

Bishop Rui Pires da Veiga
(1615 – 1615)

Born:	1552? (Portalegre, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1613
Died:	1616.03.07 († 63)

Bishop of Elvas (Portugal) (1612.10.22 – 1616.03.07)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1615 – 1615)

Bishop Martim Afonso Mexia
(1604.11.24 – 1615.06.01)

Born:	1564? (Lisboa, Portugal)
Died:	1623.08.30 († 58)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1604.11.24 – 1615.06.01)

Bishop of Lamego (Portugal) (1615.06.01 – 1619.12.02)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1619.12.02 – 1623.08.30)

Bishop Pedro de Castilho
(1583.06.03 – 1604)

Born:	(Coimbra, Portugal)
Died:	1613.03.31

Bishop of Angra (Portugal) (1578.07.04 – 1583.06.03)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1583.06.03 – 1604)

Bishop António Pinheiro
(1579.11.27 – 1582.10)

Born:	(Porto Mós, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1564.10.15?
Died:	1582.10

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1564.06.21 – 1579.11.27)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1579.11.27 – 1582.10)

Bishop Gaspar do Casal, O.E.S.A.
(1556.03.09 – 1579.11.27)

Born:	1510? (Santarém, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1552
Died:	1584.08.09 (Coimbra, Portugal † 73)

Bishop of Funchal (Portugal) (1551.07.03 – 1556.03.09)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1556.03.09 – 1579.11.27)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1579.11.27 – 1584.08.09)

Fr. Sancho de Noronha e Faro, O.E.S.A.
(1556 – 1556)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1556 – 1556)

Bishop Brás de Barros, C.R.S.A.
(1545.05.22 – 1556)

Died:

1599.03.31

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1545.05.22 – 1556)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop-elect João Cosme da Cunha, C.R.S.A. (later Cardinal) (1746.03.28 – 1746.04.08)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva (95) (1987.05.07 – 1993.02.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Domingos de Pinho Brandão (1966.12.06 – 1972.07.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C. (1954.09.30 – 1958.09.13)

Diocese of

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