Diocese of

Vila Real

Portugal Portugal

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Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Vila Real / Villaregalen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Braga

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Imaculada Conceição da Virgem Santa Maria (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 24

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.05.11 – ...):Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo (62)Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Vila Real (Roman Rite)

Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo (62)Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo (62)
(2019.05.11 – ...)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

Misericordia Domini cantabo

Born:1962.06.14 (São Pedro de Avioso, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1986.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:2016.03.19

Priest of Porto (Portugal) (1986.07.13 – 2016.01.09)

Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus (2016.01.09 – 2019.05.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (2016.01.09 – 2019.05.11)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (2019.05.11 – ...)

Bishop Amândio José Tomás (81)Bishop Amândio José Tomás (81)
(2011.05.17 – 2019.05.11)

Bishop emeritus of Vila Real (Portugal)

Cristo fonte de vida e esperança

Born:1943.04.23 (Cimo da Vila da Castanheira, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1967.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:2002.01.06

Priest of Vila Real (Portugal) (1967.08.15 – 2001.10.05)

Titular Bishop of Feradi maius (2001.10.05 – 2008.01.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Évora (Portugal) (2001.10.05 – 2008.01.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (2008.01.08 – 2011.05.17)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (2011.05.17 – 2019.05.11)

Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves
(1991.01.19 – 2011.05.17)

Para que todos tenham vida

Born:1936.05.17 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1960.07.10
Consecrated Bishop:1981.10.18
Died:2013.12.31 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Ursona (1981.08.03 – 1987.05.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) (1981.08.03 – 1987.05.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1987.05.19 – 1991.01.19)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1991.01.19 – 2011.05.17)

Bishop António Cardoso Cunha
(1967.01.10 – 1991.01.19)

Born:1915.07.13 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1938.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:1956.06.10
Died:2004.06.13 († 88)

Auxiliary Bishop of Beja (Portugal) (1956.03.09 – 1965)

Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia (1956.03.09 – 1967.01.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1965 – 1967.01.10)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1967.01.10 – 1991.01.19)

Bishop António Valente da Fonseca
(1933.05.31 – 1967.01.10)

Born:1884.11.19 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1907.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1932.02.21
Died:1972.02.26 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Ceramus (1931.10.23 – 1933.05.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1931.10.23 – 1933.05.31)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1933.05.31 – 1967.01.10)

Titular Bishop of Agbia (1967.01.10 – 1971.01.27)

Archbishop João Evangelista de Lima Vidal
(1923.05.23 – 1933.05.31)

Filioli diligite alterutrum

Born:1874.04.02 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1896.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1909.06.29
Died:1958.01.05 († 83)

Bishop of São Paulo de Loanda (Angola) (1909.03.31 – 1915.12.09)

Titular Archbishop of Mytilene (1915.12.09 – 1923.05.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1915.12.09 – 1923.05.23)

Archbishop-Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal) (1923.05.23 – 1933.05.31)

Founder of Portuguese Missionary Society (1930.10.03)

Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (1933.05.31 – 1940.01.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Aveiro (Portugal) (1938.11.11 – 1940.01.16)

Archbishop-Bishop of Aveiro (Portugal) (1940.01.16 – 1958.01.05)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (316)

Porto (↙), Braga (↖), Ourense (↑), Bragança–Miranda (→), Lamego (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,273 km²

Population: 164,960 Catholics (88.7% of 185,900 total)

Pastoral Centres: 264 parishes, 108 missions

Personnel: 118 priests (107 diocesan, 11 religious), 2 deacons, 63 religious (11 brothers, 52 sisters), 10 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Seminarians

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