Archdiocese of Évora

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Bishop(s) José Francisco Sanches Alves, Archbishop Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Beja Faro {Algarve}

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 24 September 1540 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Portugal Square Kilometers: 13,547 (5,232 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-evora.pt/ Mailing Address: Curia Arquiepiscopal, Largo Marques de Marialva 6, 7000-809 Evora, Portugal Telephone: 266.748.864 Fax: 266.748.851

Historical Details

• Diocese of Évora
  • Latin Name: Eborensis
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lisboa
  • Country: Portugal

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan Roderici † (9 Feb 1469 Appointed - )
• Teotónio de Bragança, S.J. † (7 Dec 1578 Succeeded - 24 Jul 1602 Died)
• Diogo de Sousa † ( 1610 Appointed - 1610 Died)
• Diogo de Sousa † ( 1671 Appointed - 1678 Died)
• Luís da Silva Teles † ( 1691 Appointed - 1703 Died)
• Simão da Gama † (19 Nov 1703 Appointed - 5 Aug 1715 Died)
• Miguel de Távora, O.S.A. † ( 1741 Appointed - 1759 Died)
• João Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (24 Mar 1760 Appointed - 31 Jan 1783 Died)
• Joaquim Xavier Botelho de Lima † ( 1784 Appointed - 10 Apr 1800 Died)
• Manuel do Cenáculo Vilas Boas † (3 Mar 1802 Appointed - 26 Jan 1814 Died)
• Joaquim de Santa Clara Brandão (Lopes), O.S.B. † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 11 Jan 1818 Died)
• Patrício da Silva, O.S.A. † (3 May 1819 Appointed - 13 Mar 1826 Appointed, Patriarch of Lisboa)
• Fortunato de São Boaventura, O. Cist. † ( 1832 Appointed - 14 Dec 1844 Died)
• Francisco da Mãe dos Homens Anes de Carvalho † ( 1846 Appointed - 1859 Died)
• José António da Mata e Silva † (19 Apr 1860 Appointed - 1869 Died)
• José António Pereira Bilhano † (6 Mar 1871 Appointed - 1890 Died)
• Augusto Eduardo Nunes † ( 1890 Succeeded - 24 Jul 1920 Died)
• Emanuele Mendes da Conceição Santos † (9 Feb 1921 Installed - 30 Mar 1955 Died)
• Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro † (20 May 1955 Appointed - 20 Sep 1965 Died)
• David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (15 Nov 1965 Appointed - 17 Oct 1981 Resigned)
• Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia (17 Oct 1981 Appointed - 8 Jan 2008 Retired)
• José Francisco Sanches Alves (8 Jan 2008 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Évora
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Évora (erected)
Archdiocese of Évora
24 September 1540	Elevated	Diocese of Évora	Archdiocese of Évora
2 April 1550	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Évora Diocese of Guarda	Diocese of Portalegre (erected)
10 July 1770	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Évora	Diocese of Beja (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Évora
1970	349,071	364,282	95.8%	134	27	161	2,168		45	317	166	ap1971
1980	305,000	323,000	94.4%	108	31	139	2,194		58	318	166	ap1981
1990	278,000	294,000	94.6%	94	20	114	2,438		30	311	162	ap1991
1999	246,325	290,400	84.8%	82	29	111	2,219	10	42	257	161	ap2000
2000	246,325	290,400	84.8%	84	32	116	2,123	10	45	250	158	ap2001
2001	246,325	290,400	84.8%	87	32	119	2,069	10	45	253	158	ap2002
2002	246,325	290,400	84.8%	79	30	109	2,259	10	50	239	158	ap2003
2003	246,325	290,400	84.8%	84	30	114	2,160	10	41	227	158	ap2004
2004	246,325	290,400	84.8%	77	30	107	2,302	10	41	220	158	ap2005
2006	245,900	290,000	84.8%	77	26	103	2,387	10	51	191	158	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1981 to 8 Jan 2008)
• José Francisco Sanches Alves (Priest: 3 Jul 1966 to 7 Mar 1998; Archbishop: 8 Jan 2008)
• Amândio José Tomás (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Oct 2001 to 8 Jan 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Amador Arrais (de Mondoza), O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 30 Oct 1581)
• Joaquim Xavier Botelho de Lima † (Archbishop: 1784 to 10 Apr 1800)
• Teotónio de Bragança, S.J. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 28 Jun 1578; Archbishop: 7 Dec 1578 to 24 Jul 1602)
• João Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1760 to 31 Jan 1783)
• Simão da Gama † (Archbishop: 19 Nov 1703 to 5 Aug 1715)
• José António da Mata e Silva † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1860 to 1869)
• Patrício da Silva, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 3 May 1819 to 13 Mar 1826)
• João Antonio da Silva Saraiva † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1965 to 21 Nov 1965)
• Luís da Silva Teles † (Archbishop: 1691 to 1703)
• David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1965 to 17 Oct 1981)
• Manuel do Cenáculo Vilas Boas † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1802 to 26 Jan 1814)
• Francisco da Mãe dos Homens Anes de Carvalho † (Archbishop: 1846 to 1859)
• Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1678 to 1689)
• Emanuele Mendes da Conceição Santos † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Jun 1920; Archbishop: 24 Jul 1920 to 30 Mar 1955)
• Augusto Eduardo Nunes † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Nov 1884; Archbishop: 1890 to 24 Jul 1920)
• José António Pereira Bilhano † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1871 to 1890)
• José Joaquim Ribeiro † (Priest: 25 Aug 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1957 to Jul 1965)
• Juan Roderici † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1469)
• Joaquim de Santa Clara Brandão (Lopes), O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 11 Jan 1818)
• Fortunato de São Boaventura, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 1832 to 14 Dec 1844)
• Diogo de Sousa † (Archbishop: 1610 to 1610)
• Diogo de Sousa † (Archbishop: 1671 to 1678)
• Miguel de Távora, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 1741 to 1759)
• Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro † (Archbishop: 20 May 1955 to 20 Sep 1965)