Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

DIOCESE OF BRAGANÇA-MIRANDA (Dioecesis Brigantiensis-Mirandensis)

Country: Portugal
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1770 as Diocese of Bragança
Merged in 1780 with the Diocese of Miranda to Diocese of Bragança e Miranda
Renamed 1996 as Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Bragança-Miranda

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Arms of Bishops

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Miguel António Barreto de Meneses (1770-1773)
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Bernardo Pinto Ribeiro Seixas (1773-1792)
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António Luís da Veiga Cabral e Câmara (1793-1819)
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José Maria de Santana e Noronha (1824-1829)
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José António da Silva Rebelo (1832-1846)
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Joaquim Pereira Ferraz (1849-1852)
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José Manuel de Lemos (1853-1856)
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João de Aguiar (1856-1871)
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José Luís Alves Feijó (1871-1874)
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José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens (1875-1883)
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Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes (1883-1885)
José Alves de Mariz (1885-1912)
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José Leite Lopes de Faria (1916-1927)
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António Bento Martins Júnior (1928-1932)
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Luís António de Almeida (1932-1935)
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Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves (1939-1965)
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Manuel de Jesus Pereira (1965-1978)
António José Rafael (1979-2001)
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António Montes Moreira (2001-2011)
José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro (2011-2021)
Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (2023-present)

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