Diocese of Elvas

Historical Details

• Diocese of Elvas
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 9 June 1570
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Évora
  • Country: Portugal

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Past Ordinaries

• Jerónimo Soares † ( 1690 Appointed - 1694 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
• António Pereira da Silva † ( 1701 Appointed - 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Faro {Algarve})
• Pedro de Lencastre † ( 1706 Appointed - 1713 Died)
• Fernando de Faro † ( 1714 Appointed - 1714 Died)
• João de Sousa de Castelo-Branco † ( 1716 Appointed - 1728 Died)
• Pedro de Vilas-Boas e Sampaio † ( 1734 Appointed - 1734 Died)
• Baltazar de Faria Vilas-Boas † ( 1743 Appointed - 1757 Died)
• Lourenço de Lencastre † ( 1759 Appointed - 1780 Died)
• João Teixeira de Carvalho † ( 1780 Appointed - 1792 Died)
• Diego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 30 May 1796 Died)
• José da Costa e Torres † (22 Jun 1796 Appointed - 1806 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho † (6 Oct 1806 Appointed - 12 Sep 1821 Died)
• Joaquim de Meneses e Ataide, O.S.A. † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 5 Nov 1828 Died)
• Ângelo de Nossa Senhora da Boa-Morte † ( 1832 Appointed - 27 Jul 1852 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
9 June 1570	Erected		Diocese of Elvas (erected)
30 September 1881	Suppressed	Diocese of Castelo Branco (suppressed) Diocese of Elvas (suppressed)	Diocese of Portalegre

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Affiliated Bishops

• Bento de Beja Noronha † (Bishop: 1694 to 1700)
• José da Costa e Torres † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1796 to 1806)
• José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1806 to 12 Sep 1821)
• Fernando de Faro † (Bishop: 1714 to 1714)
• Baltazar de Faria Vilas-Boas † (Bishop: 1743 to 1757)
• Diego de Jesus Jardim, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1794 to 30 May 1796)
• Lourenço de Lencastre † (Bishop: 1759 to 1780)
• Pedro de Lencastre † (Bishop: 1706 to 1713)
• Joaquim de Meneses e Ataide, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 29 May 1820 to 5 Nov 1828)
• Ângelo de Nossa Senhora da Boa-Morte † (Bishop: 1832 to 27 Jul 1852)
• António Pereira da Silva † (Bishop: 1701 to 1704)
• Jerónimo Soares † (Bishop: 1690 to 1694)
• João de Sousa de Castelo-Branco † (Bishop: 1716 to 1728)
• João Teixeira de Carvalho † (Bishop: 1780 to 1792)
• Pedro de Vilas-Boas e Sampaio † (Bishop: 1734 to 1734)