Diocese of Funchal

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Bishop(s) António José Cavaco Carrilho, Bishop Teodoro de Faria, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 3 July 1551 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lisboa Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Portugal Square Kilometers: 800 (309 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedofunchal.org/ Mailing Address: Camara Eclesiastica, C.P. 4550, Largo Conde Ribeiro Real 49, 9001-801 Funchal CODEX, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal Telephone: 291.74.13.37 Fax: 291.74.13.57

Historical Details

• Diocese of Funchal
  • Latin Name: Funchalensis
  • Erected: 12 January 1514
  • Country: Portugal

• Archdiocese of Funchal
  • Latin Name: Funchalensis
  • Elevated: 31 January 1533
  • Country: Portugal

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gaspar do Casal † ( 1551 Appointed - Nov 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo † (27 Sep 1683 Appointed - 20 May 1689 Died)
• José de Santa Maria Saldanha, O.F.M. † ( 1690 Appointed - 1697 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
• Manuel Coutinho † (25 Nov 1722 Appointed - 25 Feb 1741 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• José da Costa e Torres † ( 1784 Appointed - 22 Jun 1796 Appointed, Bishop of Elvas)
• João Joaquim Bernardino de Brito † ( 1817 Appointed - 1819 Died)
• Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade † ( 1821 Appointed - 1838 Died)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (14 Jun 1843 Appointed - 18 Apr 1848 Appointed, Bishop of Beja)
• Manuel Martins Manso † (20 May 1850 Appointed - 18 Mar 1858 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• Patrício Xavier de Moura † (15 Apr 1859 Appointed - 19 Sep 1872 Died)
• Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (27 Oct 1872 Succeeded - 23 Jul 1874 Appointed, Archbishop of Goa)
• Manuel Agostinho Barreto † (8 Jun 1876 Appointed - 26 Jun 1911 Died)
• Antonio Emanuele Pereira Ribeiro † (2 Oct 1914 Appointed - 22 Mar 1957 Died)
• David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (23 Sep 1957 Appointed - 15 Nov 1965 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• João Antonio da Silva Saraiva † (21 Nov 1965 Appointed - 28 Jun 1972 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Francisco Antunes Santana † (18 Mar 1974 Appointed - 5 Mar 1982 Died)
• Teodoro de Faria (10 Mar 1982 Appointed - 8 Mar 2007 Retired)
• António José Cavaco Carrilho (8 Mar 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Funchal
12 January 1514	Erected		Diocese of Funchal (erected)
31 January 1533	Territory Lost	Diocese of Funchal	Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde (erected)
Archdiocese of Funchal
31 January 1533	Elevated	Diocese of Funchal	Archdiocese of Funchal
3 November 1534	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Funchal	Diocese of Angra (erected)
3 November 1534	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Funchal	Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe (erected)
Diocese of Funchal
3 July 1551	Elevated	Archdiocese of Funchal	Diocese of Funchal (from Archdiocese to Diocese)
1763	Territory Lost	Diocese of Funchal	Prefecture Apostolic of Sénégal (erected)
22 January 1842	Territory Lost	Diocese of Funchal Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe	Prefecture Apostolic of Two Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone} (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
Diocese of Funchal
1948	247,797	250,124	99.1%	107	12	119	2,082		29	392	50	ap1951
1970	269,100	270,200	99.6%	121	26	147	1,830		46	497	102	ap1971
1980	270,000	300,000	90.0%	99	29	128	2,109	1	58	566	102	ap1981
1990	297,000	320,000	92.8%	79	30	109	2,724	3	56	481	102	ap1991
1999	277,000	285,000	97.2%	76	30	106	2,613	2	45	440	96	ap2000
2000	279,000	287,700	97.0%	77	35	112	2,491	2	48	430	96	ap2001
2001	279,000	288,000	96.9%	76	30	106	2,632	3	45	371	96	ap2002
2002	280,000	292,000	95.9%	76	27	103	2,718	5	42	360	96	ap2003
2003	280,000	292,000	95.9%	72	30	102	2,745	3	66	280	96	ap2004
2004	280,000	292,000	95.9%	75	28	103	2,718	2	48	280	96	ap2005
2006	270,000	282,000	95.7%	72	32	104	2,596	2	49	240	96	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• António José Cavaco Carrilho (Bishop: 8 Mar 2007)
• Teodoro de Faria (Priest: 22 Sep 1956; Bishop: 10 Mar 1982 to 8 Mar 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francisco Antunes Santana † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1974 to 5 Mar 1982)
• Manuel Agostinho Barreto † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1876 to 26 Jun 1911)
• João Joaquim Bernardino de Brito † (Bishop: 1817 to 1819)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1843 to 18 Apr 1848)
• Manuel Coutinho † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1722 to 25 Feb 1741)
• José da Costa e Torres † (Bishop: 1784 to 22 Jun 1796)
• João Antonio da Silva Saraiva † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1965 to 28 Jun 1972)
• Teodosio Clemente de Gouveia † (Priest: 19 Apr 1919 to 18 May 1936)
• David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1957 to 15 Nov 1965)
• Gaspar do Casal † (Bishop: 1551 to Nov 1579)
• Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1683 to 20 May 1689)
• Manuel Martins Manso † (Bishop: 20 May 1850 to 18 Mar 1858)
• António Mendes Bello † (Priest: 10 Jun 1865 to 24 Mar 1884)
• Patrício Xavier de Moura † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1859 to 19 Sep 1872)
• Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Mar 1871; Bishop: 27 Oct 1872 to 23 Jul 1874)
• Manuel de Jesus Pereira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1948 to 1953)
• Antonio Emanuele Pereira Ribeiro † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1914 to 22 Mar 1957)
• Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade † (Bishop: 1821 to 1838)
• Luis Rodrigues Vilares † (Bishop: 1796 to 1811)
• José de Santa Maria Saldanha, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1690 to 1697)