Diocese of Miranda (do Douro)

Historical Details

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

Past Ordinaries

• Toribio López † (22 Mar 1545 Appointed - 1553 Died)
• Rodrigo de Carvalho † ( 1555 Appointed - 1559 Died)
• Julião de Alva † (5 Apr 1560 Appointed - 1564 Resigned)
• António Pinheiro † (21 Jun 1564 Appointed - 27 Nov 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria)
• Jerónimo de Menezes † (2 Dec 1579 Appointed - 22 May 1592 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
• Manuel de Seabra (Leabra) † (12 May 1593 Appointed - 1595 Died)
• Diogo de Sousa † (4 Jul 1597 Appointed - 1 Mar 1610 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• José de Melo † (10 Mar 1610 Appointed - 18 Jul 1611 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral † (14 May 1612 Appointed - Jun 1614 Died)
• João da Gama † (18 May 1615 Appointed - 28 Mar 1617 Died)
• Francisco Pereira, O.S.A. † (1 Oct 1618 Appointed - 7 Jan 1621 Died)
• João de Valadares, O.S.A. † (30 Aug 1621 Appointed - 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
• Jorge de Melo † (20 Sep 1627 Appointed - 9 Jun 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• André Furtado de Mendonça † (12 Dec 1672 Appointed - 21 Jul 1676 Died)
• José de Lencastre, O. Carm. † (26 Apr 1677 Appointed - 2 Jun 1681 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria)
• Lourenço de Castro, O.P. † (1 Dec 1681 Appointed - 10 Aug 1684 Died)
• António de Santa Maria, O.F.M. † (9 Apr 1685 Appointed - 1 Sep 1688 Died)
• Manuel de Moura Manuel † (6 Jun 1689 Appointed - 7 Sep 1699 Died)
• João Franco de Oliveira † (18 Apr 1701 Appointed - 2 Aug 1715 Died)
• João de Sousa Carvalho † (8 Jun 1716 Appointed - 15 Aug 1737 Died)
• Diogo Marques Morato † (19 Dec 1740 Appointed - 29 Dec 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 † (6 Aug 1770 Appointed - 10 Nov 1772 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• Miguel António Barreto de Meneses † (12 Jul 1773 Appointed - 8 Aug 1780 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Julião de Alva † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1560 to 1564)
• Miguel António Barreto de Meneses † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 8 Aug 1780)
• Rodrigo de Carvalho † (Bishop: 1555 to 1559)
• Lourenço de Castro, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1681 to 10 Aug 1684)
• João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1750 to 20 Oct 1756)
• João da Gama † (Bishop: 18 May 1615 to 28 Mar 1617)
• João Franco de Oliveira † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Apr 1701 to 2 Aug 1715)
• André Furtado de Mendonça † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1672 to 21 Jul 1676)
• José de Lencastre, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1677 to 2 Jun 1681)
• Toribio López † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1545 to 1553)
• Diogo Marques Morato † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1740 to 29 Dec 1749)
• Jorge de Melo † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1627 to 9 Jun 1636)
• José de Melo † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1610 to 18 Jul 1611)
• Jerónimo de Menezes † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1579 to 22 May 1592)
• Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1758 to 5 Mar 1770)
• Manuel de Moura Manuel † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1689 to 7 Sep 1699)
• Francisco Pereira, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1618 to 7 Jan 1621)
• António Pinheiro † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1564 to 27 Nov 1579)
• António de Santa Maria, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 1 Sep 1688)
• Manuel de Seabra (Leabra) † (Bishop: 12 May 1593 to 1595)
• Diogo de Sousa † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1597 to 1 Mar 1610)
• João de Sousa Carvalho † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1716 to 15 Aug 1737)
• Jerónimo Teixeira Cabral † (Bishop: 14 May 1612 to Jun 1614)
• João de Valadares, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1621 to 1627)
• Manuel de Vasconcellos Pereira † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1770 to 10 Nov 1772)