Diocese of Miranda, Portugal

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Miranda (Roman Rite)

Bishop Miguel António Barreto de Meneses
(1773.07.12 – 1780.08.08)

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)

Bishop Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira
(1770.08.06 – 1773.03.08)

Born:	1731.03.09
Ordained Priest:	1755.10.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1770.10.28
Died:	1786.01.29 († 54)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1770.08.06 – 1773.03.08)

Bishop of Lamego (Portugal) (1773.03.08 – 1786.01.29)

Bishop Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P.
(1758.07.02 – 1770.03.05)

Born:	1692.08.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1758.08.24
Died:	1771.05.21 († 78)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1758.07.02 – 1770.03.05)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (1770.03.05 – 1771.05.21)

Bishop João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D.
(1750.01.19 – 1756.10.20)

Born:	1695.01.04 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1719.03.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1741.02.05
Died:	1756.10.20 († 61)

Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1740.12.19 – 1745.12.04)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1750.01.19 – 1756.10.20)

Bishop Diogo Marques Morato
(1740.12.19 – 1749.12.29)

Ordained Priest:	1694.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1741.04.09
Died:	1749.12.29

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1740.12.19 – 1749.12.29)

Bishop João de Sousa Carvalho
(1716.06.08 – 1737.08.15)

Born:	1658
Ordained Priest:	1682.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1716.08.23
Died:	1737.08.15 († 78)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1716.06.08 – 1737.08.15)

Archbishop João Franco de Oliveira
(1701.04.18 – 1715.08.02)

In Verbum Tuum

Born:	1642
Consecrated Bishop:	1687.10.05
Died:	1715.08.02 († 72)

Bishop of São Paulo de Loanda (Angola) (1687.06.09 – 1692.01.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1692.01.09 – 1701.04.18)

Archbishop-Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1701.04.18 – 1715.08.02)

Bishop Manuel de Moura Manuel
(1689.06.06 – 1699.09.07)

Ordained Priest:	1660.01.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1689.10.28
Died:	1699.09.07

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1689.06.06 – 1699.09.07)

Bishop António de Santa Maria
(1685.04.09 – 1688.09.01)

Born:	1618
Consecrated Bishop:	1678.10.30
Died:	1688.09.01 († 69)

Titular Bishop of Diocæsarea antea Sepphoris (1678.07.18 – 1685.04.09)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1685.04.09 – 1688.09.01)

Bishop Lourenço de Castro, O.P.
(1681.12.01 – 1684.08.13)

Consecrated Bishop:	1671.07.26
Died:	1684.08.13

Bishop of Angra (Portugal) (1671.05.18 – 1681.12.01)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1681.12.01 – 1684.08.13)

Bishop José de Lencastre, O. Carm.
(1677.04.26 – 1681.06.02)

Born:	1621.03.19
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 André Furtado de Mendonça
(1672.12.12 – 1676.07.21)

Consecrated Bishop:	1673.03.05
Died:	1676.07.21

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1672.12.12 – 1676.07.21)

Bishop Jorge de Melo
(1627.09.20 – 1636.06.09)

Died:

1636.10.02

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1627.09.20 – 1636.06.09)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1636.06.09 – 1636.10.02)

Bishop João de Valadares, O.E.S.A.
(1621.08.30 – 1627.08.30)

Died:

1635.05.23

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1621.08.30 – 1627.08.30)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (1627.08.30 – 1635)

Bishop Francisco Pereira, O.E.S.A.
(1618.10.01 – 1621.01.07)

Born:	1567
Died:	1621.01.07 († 53)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1618.10.01 – 1621.01.07)

Bishop João da Gama
(1615.05.18 – 1617.03.28)

Consecrated Bishop:	1615.11.15
Died:	1617.03.28

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1615.05.18 – 1617.03.28)

Bishop Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral
(1612.05.14 – 1614.06)

Consecrated Bishop:	1598.11.01
Died:	1614.06

Bishop of Angra (Portugal) (1600 – 1612.05.14)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1612.05.14 – 1614.06)

Bishop José de Melo (later Archbishop)
(1610.03.10 – 1611.07.18)

Died:

1633.02.02

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1610.03.10 – 1611.07.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal) (1611.07.18 – 1633.02.02)

Bishop Diogo de Sousa (later Archbishop)
(1597.07.04 – 1610.03.01)

Died:

1610.12.30

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1597.07.04 – 1610.03.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal) (1610.03.01 – 1610.12.30)

Bishop Manuel de Séabra
(1593.05.12 – 1595)

Died:

1595

Bishop of Ceuta y Tánger (Spain) (1577.01.14 – 1582?)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1593.05.12 – 1595)

Bishop Jerónimo de Menezes
(1579.12.02 – 1592.05.22)

Died:

1600.12.12

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1579.12.02 – 1592.05.22)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (1592.05.22 – 1600.12.12)

Bishop António Pinheiro
(1564.06.21 – 1579.11.27)

Died:

1582.10

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1564.06.21 – 1579.11.27)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) (1579.11.27 – 1582.10)

Bishop Julião de Alva
(1560.04.05 – 1564)

Born:	1500 (Spain)
Died:	1570.02.13 († 69)

Bishop of Portalegre (Portugal) (1549.08.21 – 1560.04.05)

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1560.04.05 – 1564)

Bishop Rodrigo de Carvalho
(1555.01.23 – 1559.08.13)

Died:

1559.08.13

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1555.01.23 – 1559.08.13)

Bishop Toribio López
(1545.05.22 – 1553)

Consecrated Bishop:	1546
Died:	1553

Bishop of Miranda (Portugal) (1545.05.22 – 1553)

Former Diocese of

Miranda

Portugal

History

Past Ordinaries