Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda, Portugal

Diocese of Guarda Dioecesis Aegitaniensis
Location
Country	Portugal
Metropolitan	Lisbon
Statistics
Area	6,758 km2 (2,609 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 260,700 250,700 (96.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sé Catedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Manuel da Rocha Felício

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda (Latin: Dioecesis Aegitaniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarda in the Ecclesiastical province of Lisbon in Portugal.

History

• 550: Established as Diocese of Egitânia
• 715: Suppressed
• 1199: Restored as Diocese of Guarda

Leadership

• Bishops of Guarda (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Manuel da Rocha Felício (since 2005.12.01)
  • Bishop António dos Santos (1979.11.17 – 2005.12.01)
  • Bishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz (高德華) (1960.07.09 – 1979.11.17)
  • Bishop Domenico da Silva Gonçavles (1952.02.01 – 1960.06.04)
  • Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso (1914.10.03 – 1952.02.01)
  • Archbishop Manuel Vieira de Matos (1903.04.01 – 1914.10.01)
  • Bishop Tommaso Gomes de Almeida (1883.08.09 – 1903.01.03)
  • Bishop Manuel Martins Manso (1858.03.18 – 1878.12.01)
  • Bishop Joaquim José Pacheco Sousa (1832 – 1857)
  • Bishop Carlos de São José de Azevedo e Sousa (1824 – 1828)
  • Bishop José António Pinto de Mendonça Arrais (1797 – 1822)
  • Bishop Jerónimo Rogado de Carvalhal e Silva (1773 – 1797.02.19)
  • Bishop Bernardo António de Melo Osório (1742 – 1774)
  • Archbishop José Fialho, O. Cist. (1741.01.02 – 1741.03.18)
  • Bishop João de Mendonça (1713 – 1736.08.02)
  • Bishop António de Saldanha (1705 – 1711.06.28)
  • Archbishop Rodrigo de Moura Telles (1694 – 1704)
  • Bishop João de Mascarenhas (1691 – 1692.01.24)
  • Archbishop Luís da Silva Teles (1685 – 1691)
  • Bishop Álvaro de São Boaventura (1669 – 1672)
  • Archbishop Pedro de Lencastre (1643 – 1648)
  • Fr. Diogo Lobo (1640 – 1640)
  • Bishop Dinis de Melo e Castro (1639 – 1639)
  • Bishop Lopo de Sequeira Pereira (1632 – 1636.08.04)
  • Bishop Francisco de Castro (1617 – 1630)
  • Archbishop Afonso Furtado de Mendonça (1610.02.13 – 1616)
  • Bishop Nuno de Noronha (1594 – 1608)
  • Bishop João de Portugal (1556 – 1585)
  • Bishop Cristóvão de Castro (1550 – 1552)
  • Bishop Jorge de Melo (1519 – 1548)
  • Cardinal Afonso de Portugal (1516.09.09 – 1519.02.23)
  • Cardinal Miguel da Silva (Apostolic Administrator 1516 – 1519)
  • Bishop Pedro Vaz Gavião (1496 – 1516)
  • Bishop Álvaro de Chaves (1484 – 1496)
  • Bishop Garcia de Menezes (Apostolic Administrator 1481 – 1484)
  • Bishop Álvaro de Chaves (1479 – 1481)
  • Bishop João Manuel Ferras (1477.03.17 – 1478)
  • Bishop João Manuel, O. Carm. (1459.07.09 – 1476)
  • Bishop Luís da Guerra (1427 – 1458)
  • Bishop Gonçalo Vasques da Cunha (1397 – 1426)
  • Bishop Gil (1397 – 1397)
  • Bishop Afonso Ferraz (? – 1396)
  • Bishop Vasco de Lamego (? – 1384)
  • Bishop Afonso Correia (1367 – 1384)
  • Bishop Gonçalo Martins (1367 – 1367)
  • Bishop Vasco de Menezes (1362 – 1367)
  • Bishop Gil Cabral de Viana (? – 1360)
  • Bishop Estêvão Tristão (? – 1357)
  • Bishop Lourenço (1349 – 1356)
  • Bishop Afonso Dinis (1346 – 1347)
  • Bishop Bartolomeu (1326 – 1345)
  • Bishop Guterres (1322 – 1326)
  • Bishop Martinho (1319 – 1322)
  • Bishop Estêvão (1314 – 1316)
  • Bishop Rodrigo (1313 – 1313)
  • Bishop Vasco Martins de Alvelos (1302 – 1313.10.23)
  • Bishop João Martins (1278 – 1301)
  • Bishop Vasco (1267 – 1278)
  • Bishop Rodrigo Fernandes (1248 – 1267)
  • Bishop Vicente Hispano (1226 – 1248)
  • Bishop Martinho Pais (1200 – 1225)
• Bishops of Egitânia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Rodrigo (1199 – 1199)
  • Bishop Argesindo (? – 693)
  • Bishop Monefonso (? – 688)
  • Bishop Siclua (? – 666)
  • Bishop Arménio (? – 646)
  • Bishop Montésis (? – 638)
  • Bishop Licério (? – 610)
  • Bishop Comundo (? – 589)
  • Bishop Adorico (? – 572?)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Portugal

References

External links

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy