Diocese of Leiria

Historical Details

• Diocese of Leiria
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 May 1545
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lisboa
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal

Past Ordinaries

• António Pinheiro † ( 1579 Appointed - Oct 1582 Died)
• Pedro de Castilho † ( 1583 Appointed - 1607 Resigned)
• Martim Afonso Mexia (de Tovar) † ( 1604 Appointed - 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• António de Santa Maria † ( 1616 Appointed - 1623 Died)
• Francisco de Menezes † ( 1625 Appointed - 1627 Died)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † ( 1627 Appointed - 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † ( 1627 Appointed - 1636 Died)
• Pedro Barbosa de Eça † ( 1636 Appointed - 1640 Died)
• Pedro Vieira da Silva † (17 Jun 1669 Appointed - 12 Sep 1676 Died)
• Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. † ( 1677 Appointed - 1678 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• José de Lencastre † ( 1681 Appointed - 1694 Died)
• Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † ( 1694 Appointed - 5 Apr 1746 Died)
• João Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (8 Apr 1746 Succeeded - 24 Mar 1760 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. † (24 Mar 1760 Appointed - 14 Sep 1779 Died)
• Lourenço de Alencastre (Lancastro) † (18 Sep 1780 Appointed - 1790 Died)
• Manuel de Aguiar † (21 Jun 1790 Appointed - 1815 Died)
• João Inácio da Fonseca Manso † ( 1818 Appointed - 11 Jun 1834 Died)
• Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho † ( 1840 Appointed - 24 Nov 1845 Appointed, Patriarch of Lisboa)
• Manuel José da Costa † ( 1846 Appointed - 1851 Died)
• Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B. † (10 Mar 1853 Appointed - 1873 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (Bishop: 1694 to 5 Apr 1746)
• Martim Afonso Mexia (de Tovar) † (Bishop: 1604 to 1615)
• Manuel de Aguiar † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1790 to 1815)
• Lourenço de Alencastre (Lancastro) † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1780 to 1790)
• Pedro Barbosa de Eça † (Bishop: 1636 to 1640)
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1760 to 14 Sep 1779)
• Pedro de Castilho † (Bishop: 1583 to 1607)
• Manuel José da Costa † (Bishop: 1846 to 1851)
• João Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Mar 1746; Bishop: 8 Apr 1746 to 24 Mar 1760)
• João Inácio da Fonseca Manso † (Bishop: 1818 to 11 Jun 1834)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (Bishop: 1627 to 1636)
• Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. † (Bishop: 1677 to 1678)
• Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho † (Bishop: 1840 to 24 Nov 1845)
• José de Lencastre † (Bishop: 1681 to 1694)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (Bishop: 1627 to 1636)
• Francisco de Menezes † (Bishop: 1625 to 1627)
• Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1853 to 1873)
• António Pinheiro † (Bishop: 1579 to Oct 1582)
• António de Santa Maria † (Bishop: 1616 to 1623)
• Pedro Vieira da Silva † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1669 to 12 Sep 1676)