Diocese of Viseu

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Bishop(s) Ilídio Pinto Leandro, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 572 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Portugal Square Kilometers: 3,400 (1,313 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedeviseu.pt/ Mailing Address: Rua Nunes de Carvalho 12, 3500-163 Viseu, Portugal Telephone: 232.435.857 Fax: 232.42.95.47

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (27 Jun 1505 Appointed - 1519 Died)
• Gonçalo Pinheiro † (27 Jun 1552 Appointed - Nov 1567 Died)
• Jorge de Ataíde † (23 Jul 1568 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Miguel de Castro † ( 1579 Appointed - 1586 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
• João de Bragança † ( 1599 Appointed - 4 Feb 1609 Died)
• João de Portugal, O.P. † ( 1626 Appointed - 1629 Died)
• Bernardino de Senis (Sena; Senna), O.F.M. † (16 Dec 1630 Appointed - 5 Oct 1632 Died)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † ( 1636 Appointed - 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• Manuel de Saldanha † ( 1669 Appointed - 1671 Died)
• João de Melo † ( 1673 Appointed - 1684 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Richard Russell † (10 Sep 1685 Appointed - 15 Nov 1693 Died)
• Jerónimo Soares † ( 1694 Appointed - 1720 Died)
• Júlio Francisco de Oliveira † ( 1740 Appointed - 1765 Died)
• José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. † (18 Jul 1783 Appointed - 14 Jan 1791 Died)
• Francisco Monteiro Pereira de Azevedo † ( 1792 Appointed - 1819 Died)
• José Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura † (19 Jan 1846 Appointed - 16 Jun 1856 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• José Manuel de Lemos † ( 1856 Appointed - 1858 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (7 Jan 1859 Appointed - 15 Mar 1862 Died)
• António Alves Martins, O.F.M. † (25 Jul 1862 Appointed - 1882 Resigned)
• José Dias Correia de Carvalho † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 2 Jul 1911 Died)
• António Alves Ferreira † (2 Jul 1911 Succeeded - 29 Jan 1927 Died)
• José da Cruz Moreira Pinto † (9 May 1928 Appointed - 12 Nov 1964 Died)
• José Pedro da Silva † (13 Feb 1965 Appointed - 14 Sep 1988 Resigned)
• António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Sep 1988 Succeeded - 3 Apr 2004 Died)
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto (22 Apr 2004 Appointed - 22 Apr 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima)
• Ilídio Pinto Leandro (10 Jun 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
572	Erected		Diocese of Viseu (erected)
24 August 1938	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coimbra Diocese of Porto Diocese of Viseu	Diocese of Aveiro (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
1950	300,000	300,498	99.8%	225		225	1,333			127	201	ap1951
1969	305,488	306,434	99.7%	219	9	228	1,339		11	196	151	ap1971
1980	316,000	329,000	96.0%	185	8	193	1,637		11	167	203	ap1981
1990	315,000	326,000	96.6%	185	13	198	1,590		16	140	205	ap1991
1999	269,519	280,709	96.0%	165	22	187	1,441		29	134	207	ap2000
2000	272,355	283,703	96.0%	163	21	184	1,480		37	137	207	ap2001
2001	313,776	330,291	95.0%	165	19	184	1,705		36	131	207	ap2002
2002	254,202	267,581	95.0%	163	20	183	1,389		36	128	207	ap2003
2003	278,773	293,445	95.0%	156	20	176	1,583		40	128	207	ap2004
2004	270,463	284,698	95.0%	152	21	173	1,563		39	128	229	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Manuel da Rocha Felício (Priest: 21 Oct 1973 to 21 Oct 2002)
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto (Bishop: 22 Apr 2004 to 22 Apr 2006)
• Ilídio Pinto Leandro (Priest: 25 Dec 1973; Bishop: 10 Jun 2006 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• António Alves Ferreira † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Dec 1907; Bishop: 2 Jul 1911 to 29 Jan 1927)
• António Alves Martins, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 Jul 1862 to 1882)
• Jorge de Ataíde † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 1578)
• José Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1846 to 16 Jun 1856)
• João de Bragança † (Bishop: 1599 to 4 Feb 1609)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1859 to 15 Mar 1862)
• José Pedro da Silva † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1965 to 14 Sep 1988)
• Miguel de Castro † (Bishop: 1579 to 1586)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (Bishop: 1636 to 1639)
• José Dias Correia de Carvalho † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 2 Jul 1911)
• José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 14 Jan 1791)
• João Crisóstomo Gomes de Almeida † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1956 to 12 Nov 1964)
• Antônio de Guadalupe, O.F.M. †
• José Manuel de Lemos † (Bishop: 1856 to 1858)
• Francisco Alexandre Lobo † (Bishop: 1819 to Dec 1844)
• João Manuel de Ataíde † (Bishop: 1609 to 1625)
• João de Melo † (Bishop: 1673 to 1684)
• Francisco Monteiro Pereira de Azevedo † (Bishop: 1792 to 1819)
• José da Cruz Moreira Pinto † (Bishop: 9 May 1928 to 12 Nov 1964)
• Júlio Francisco de Oliveira † (Bishop: 1740 to 1765)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1505 to 1519)
• Gonçalo Pinheiro † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1552 to Nov 1567)
• João de Portugal, O.P. † (Bishop: 1626 to 1629)
• António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Aug 1987; Bishop: 14 Sep 1988 to 3 Apr 2004)
• Richard Russell † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1685 to 15 Nov 1693)
• Manuel de Saldanha † (Bishop: 1669 to 1671)
• Bernardino de Senis (Sena; Senna), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1630 to 5 Oct 1632)
• Jerónimo Soares † (Bishop: 1694 to 1720)