Diocese of Miranda

Historical Details

• Diocese of Miranda
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 March 1545
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal

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Past Ordinaries

• Toribio López † (22 Mar 1545 Appointed - 1553 Died)
• Rodrigo de Carvalho † ( 1555 Appointed - 1559 Died)
• Julião de Alva † ( 1560 Appointed - 1564 Resigned)
• António Pinheiro † ( 1564 Appointed - 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria)
• Manuel de Seabra † ( 1593 Appointed - 1595 Died)
• Diogo de Sousa † ( 1597 Appointed - 1610 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral † ( 1612 Appointed - 1614 Died)
• João da Gama † ( 1615 Appointed - 1617 Died)
• Francisco Pereira † ( 1618 Appointed - 1620 Died)
• João de Valadares † ( 1621 Appointed - 1627 Died)
• Jorge de Melo † ( 1628 Appointed - 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• André Furtado de Mendonça † ( 1672 Appointed - 21 Jul 1676 Died)
• José de Lencastre † ( 1677 Appointed - 1681 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria)
• António de Santa Maria † ( 1685 Appointed - 1688 Died)
• Manuel de Moura Manuel † ( 1689 Appointed - 1699 Died)
• João Franco de Oliveira † (18 Apr 1701 Appointed - 2 Aug 1715 Died)
• João de Sousa Carvalho † ( 1716 Appointed - 1737 Died)
• Diogo Marques Morato † ( 1739 Appointed - 1749 Died)
• João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (19 Jan 1750 Appointed - 20 Oct 1756 Died)
• Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P. † (2 Jul 1758 Appointed - 5 Mar 1770 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
• Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira † ( 1771 Appointed - 10 Nov 1772 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• Miguel António Barreto de Meneses † (12 Jul 1773 Appointed - 1780 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
23 March 1545	Erected	Archdiocese of Braga	Diocese of Miranda (erected)
5 March 1770	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miranda	Diocese of Bragança (erected)
27 September 1780	United	Diocese of Bragança Diocese of Miranda	Diocese of Bragança e Miranda

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Affiliated Bishops

• Julião de Alva † (Bishop: 1560 to 1564)
• Miguel António Barreto de Meneses † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 1780)
• Rodrigo de Carvalho † (Bishop: 1555 to 1559)
• Lourenço de Castro † (Bishop: 1681 to 13 Aug 1684)
• João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1750 to 20 Oct 1756)
• João da Gama † (Bishop: 1615 to 1617)
• João Franco de Oliveira † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Apr 1701 to 2 Aug 1715)
• André Furtado de Mendonça † (Bishop: 1672 to 21 Jul 1676)
• José de Lencastre † (Bishop: 1677 to 1681)
• Toribio López † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1545 to 1553)
• Diogo Marques Morato † (Bishop: 1739 to 1749)
• Jorge de Melo † (Bishop: 1628 to 1636)
• José de Melo † (Bishop: 1610 to 1611)
• Jerónimo de Menezes † (Bishop: 1579 to 1592)
• Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1758 to 5 Mar 1770)
• Manuel de Moura Manuel † (Bishop: 1689 to 1699)
• Francisco Pereira † (Bishop: 1618 to 1620)
• António Pinheiro † (Bishop: 1564 to 1579)
• António de Santa Maria † (Bishop: 1685 to 1688)
• Manuel de Seabra † (Bishop: 1593 to 1595)
• Diogo de Sousa † (Bishop: 1597 to 1610)
• João de Sousa Carvalho † (Bishop: 1716 to 1737)
• Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral † (Bishop: 1612 to 1614)
• João de Valadares † (Bishop: 1621 to 1627)
• Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira † (Bishop: 1771 to 10 Nov 1772)