Porto (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda, Bishop
Joaquim Proença Dionísio, Auxiliary Bishop
Roberto Rosmaninho Mariz, Auxiliary Bishop
Vitorino José Pereira Soares, Auxiliary Bishop
Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
António Maria Bessa Taipa, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
João Miranda Teixeira, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Portugal
Square Kilometers: 3,010 (1,162 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-porto.pt/
Mailing Address: Paco Episcopal, Terreiro da Se, 4050-573 Porto CODEX, Portugal
Telephone: 22.339.23.30

Past and Present Ordinaries

Hugo † ( 1112 Appointed - 7 Sep 1136 Died)
João Peculiar † (3 Jan 1137 Appointed - Oct 1138 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Pedro Ribaldis † (May 1138 Appointed - 29 Jun 1145 Died)
Pedro Pitoes † (1 Jul 1146 Appointed - 1152 Died)
Pedro † ( 1164 Appointed - 1174 Died)
Fernando Martínez † ( 1174 Appointed - 9 Nov 1185 Died)
Pedro Salvadores † ( 1231 Appointed - 24 Jun 1247 Died)
Julião Fernandes † ( 1247 Appointed - 30 Oct 1260 Died)
Vicente Mendes † (2 Dec 1260 Appointed - 24 Apr 1296 Died)
Sancho Pires † ( 1296 Appointed - 7 Jan 1300 Died)
Gerardo Domínguez † ( 1300 Appointed - 16 Sep 1307 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Fradulo † (16 Sep 1307 Appointed - 1309 Died)
Estêvão Minguèis, O.F.M. † (11 Feb 1310 Appointed - 8 Oct 1313 Appointed, Bishop of Lisboa)
Fernando Martínez de Ágreda † (8 Oct 1313 Appointed - 1 Oct 1322 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
João Gomes † (29 Oct 1322 Appointed - 5 Dec 1327 Died)
Vasco Martins † (15 Jan 1328 Appointed - 25 Sep 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Lisboa)
Pedro Alfonso † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - 1355 Died)
Afonso Pires † (26 Oct 1355 Appointed - 1372 Died)
João † (9 Feb 1373 Appointed - 1388 Died)
Ferdinando † (26 Apr 1389 Appointed - 1390 Resigned)
Martinho Gil † (4 Jun 1390 Appointed - 15 Feb 1391 Appointed, Bishop of Silves (Sylves))
João Afonso Esteves † (15 Feb 1391 Appointed - 25 Feb 1399 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
Gil Alma † (23 Sep 1398 Appointed - 5 Apr 1407 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
João Afonso Aranha † (3 Feb 1407 Appointed - 1413 Died)
Fernando de Guerra † (18 Jun 1414 Appointed - 15 Dec 1417 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
João Afonso † (26 Jan 1418 Appointed - 1421 Resigned)
Vasco Petri † (2 Apr 1421 Appointed - 10 Mar 1423 Appointed, Bishop of Évora)
António Martins de Chaves † (10 Mar 1423 Appointed - 6 Jul 1447 Died)
Gonçalo Anes de Óbidos † (18 Aug 1447 Appointed - 1453 Resigned)
Luís Pires † (24 Aug 1453 Appointed - 26 Nov 1464 Appointed, Bishop of Évora)
João de Azevedo † (26 Nov 1464 Appointed - 1495 Resigned)
Diego de Souza † (23 Oct 1495 Appointed - 11 Jul 1505 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Diego Lupi de Acosta † (13 Dec 1505 Appointed - 1507 Died)
Pedro Alvarez de Acosta † (12 Feb 1507 Appointed - 8 Jan 1535 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Baltazar Limpo, O. Carm. † (15 Nov 1536 Appointed - 23 May 1550 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Rodrigo Pinheiro † (24 Aug 1552 Appointed - Aug 1572 Died)
Arias da Silva † (12 Aug 1573 Appointed - 4 Aug 1578 Died)
Simão de Sá Pereira † (13 Nov 1579 Appointed - 1581 Died)
Marcos de Lisboa (Betania), O.F.M. † (20 Oct 1581 Appointed - 13 Sep 1591 Died)
Jerónimo de Menezes † (22 May 1592 Appointed - 12 Dec 1600 Died)
Gonçalo de Morais, O.S.B. † (26 Jun 1602 Appointed - Oct 1617 Died)
Rodrigo da Cunha † (12 Nov 1618 Appointed - 27 Jan 1627 Confirmed, Archbishop of Braga)
João de Valladares, O.S.A. † (30 Aug 1627 Appointed - 23 May 1635 Died)
Gaspar do Rego da Fonseca † (9 Jun 1636 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1639 Died)
Francisco Pereira Pinto † (1 Jul 1641 Confirmed - )
Nicolau Monteiro, C.O. † (15 Dec 1670 Appointed - 20 Dec 1672 Died)
Fernando Correia de Lacerda † (17 Jul 1673 Appointed - 1683 Resigned)
João de Sousa † (16 Dec 1683 Appointed - 24 Sep 1696 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
José Saldanha, O.F.M. Disc. † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 26 Sep 1708 Died)
Tomás de Almeida † (22 Jul 1709 Appointed - 7 Dec 1716 Confirmed, Patriarch of Western Lisboa)
José Maria da Fonseca de Évora, O.F.M. Obs. † (2 Jan 1741 Appointed - 16 Jun 1752 Died)
António de Sousa Tavora, O.E.S.A. † (28 Mar 1757 Confirmed - 4 Jun 1766 Died)
Aleixo de Miranda Henriques, O.P. † (6 Aug 1770 Confirmed - 13 May 1771 Died)
João Rafael de Mendonça, O.S.H. † (29 Jul 1771 Confirmed - 6 Jun 1793 Died)
Lourenço Correa de Sá e Benevides † (18 Dec 1795 Confirmed - 6 Jun 1798 Died)
António de São José de Castro, O. Cart. † (13 Nov 1798 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1814 Died)
João de Magalhães e Avelar † (29 Apr 1816 Confirmed - 16 May 1833 Died)
Jerónimo José da Costa Rebelo † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1854 Died)
António Bernardo da Fonseca Monís † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1859 Died)
João da França Castro e Moura, C.M. † (21 May 1862 Confirmed - 16 Oct 1868 Died)
Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva † (26 Jun 1871 Confirmed - 21 Jan 1899 Died)
António José de Souza Barroso † (23 May 1899 Appointed - 31 Aug 1918 Died)
António Barbosa Leão † (16 Jul 1919 Appointed - 21 Jun 1929 Died)
António Augusto de Castro Meireles † (21 Jun 1929 Succeeded - 29 Mar 1942 Died)
Agostinho de Jesus e Souza † (16 May 1942 Appointed - 21 Feb 1952 Died)
António Ferreira Gomes † (13 Jul 1952 Appointed - 12 Feb 1982 Retired)
Júlio Tavares Rebimbas † (12 Feb 1982 Appointed - 13 Jun 1997 Retired)
Armindo Lopes Coelho † (13 Jun 1997 Appointed - 22 Feb 2007 Retired)
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (22 Feb 2007 Appointed - 18 May 2013 Appointed, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon})
António Francisco dos Santos † (21 Feb 2014 Appointed - 11 Sep 2017 Died)
Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda (15 Mar 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Porto (erected)
1 June 1770	Territory Lost	Diocese of Porto	Diocese of Penafiel (erected)
11 November 1778	Territory Added	Diocese of Penafiel (suppressed)	Diocese of Porto
24 August 1938	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coimbra (Águeda, Anadia, Aveiro, Ílhavo, Oliveira do Bairrom, and Vagos) Diocese of Porto (Albergaria-a-Velha, Estarreja, and Murtosa) Diocese of Viseu (Sever do Vouga)	Diocese of Aveiro

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 1,120,000 1,194,000 93.8% 623 150 773 1,448 245 560 457 ap1951

1969 1,480,000 1,500,000 98.7% 566 147 713 2,075 188 1,200 376 ap1971

1980 1,842,499 1,876,748 98.2% 503 242 745 2,473 350 1,618 477 ap1981

1990 1,869,000 2,182,000 85.7% 440 175 615 3,039 274 1,485 477 ap1991

1999 1,870,000 1,888,826 99.0% 405 195 600 3,116 16 281 1,128 477 ap2000

2000 1,869,826 1,888,826 99.0% 401 181 582 3,212 16 274 1,109 477 ap2001

2001 1,869,826 1,888,826 99.0% 402 192 594 3,147 16 274 991 477 ap2002

2002 1,869,826 2,064,813 90.6% 398 192 590 3,169 16 274 991 477 ap2003

2003 1,869,826 2,064,813 90.6% 364 187 551 3,393 16 283 862 477 ap2004

2004 1,869,826 2,064,813 90.6% 355 193 548 3,412 16 275 1,086 477 ap2005

2013 1,914,000 2,115,000 90.5% 307 188 495 3,866 74 286 665 477 ap2014

2016 1,890,000 2,088,000 90.5% 286 179 465 4,064 93 285 568 477 ap2017

2019 1,871,500 2,067,700 90.5% 278 176 454 4,122 99 214 526 477 ap2020

2021 1,867,240 2,063,000 90.5% 268 204 472 3,956 101 280 493 477 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	1,120,000	1,194,000	93.8%	623	150	773	1,448		245	560	457	ap1951
1969	1,480,000	1,500,000	98.7%	566	147	713	2,075		188	1,200	376	ap1971
1980	1,842,499	1,876,748	98.2%	503	242	745	2,473		350	1,618	477	ap1981
1990	1,869,000	2,182,000	85.7%	440	175	615	3,039		274	1,485	477	ap1991
1999	1,870,000	1,888,826	99.0%	405	195	600	3,116	16	281	1,128	477	ap2000
2000	1,869,826	1,888,826	99.0%	401	181	582	3,212	16	274	1,109	477	ap2001
2001	1,869,826	1,888,826	99.0%	402	192	594	3,147	16	274	991	477	ap2002
2002	1,869,826	2,064,813	90.6%	398	192	590	3,169	16	274	991	477	ap2003
2003	1,869,826	2,064,813	90.6%	364	187	551	3,393	16	283	862	477	ap2004
2004	1,869,826	2,064,813	90.6%	355	193	548	3,412	16	275	1,086	477	ap2005
2013	1,914,000	2,115,000	90.5%	307	188	495	3,866	74	286	665	477	ap2014
2016	1,890,000	2,088,000	90.5%	286	179	465	4,064	93	285	568	477	ap2017
2019	1,871,500	2,067,700	90.5%	278	176	454	4,122	99	214	526	477	ap2020
2021	1,867,240	2,063,000	90.5%	268	204	472	3,956	101	280	493	477	ap2022