Diocese of Funchal

Historical Details

• Diocese of Funchal
  • Latin Name: Funchalensis
  • Erected: 12 January 1514
  • Country: Portugal

• Archdiocese of Funchal
  • Latin Name: Funchalensis
  • Elevated: 31 January 1533
  • Country: Portugal

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Diego Pinheiro Lobo † (12 Jun 1514 Appointed - 1526 Died)
• Martin de Portugal † (10 Feb 1533 Appointed - 15 Nov 1547 Died)
• Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † (3 Jul 1551 Appointed - 1556 Resigned)
• Jorge de Lemos, O.P. † (9 Mar 1556 Appointed - 15 Nov 1569 Resigned)
• Fernando de Tavora, O.P. † (14 Nov 1569 Appointed - 1573 Resigned)
• Jerónimo Barreto † (27 Apr 1573 Appointed - 3 Jun 1585 Appointed, Bishop of Faro {Algarve})
• Luís de Figueiredo e Lemos † (11 Dec 1585 Appointed - 26 Nov 1608 Died)
• Antoine de Cea, O. Cart. † (16 Sep 1609 Appointed - Oct 1609 Died)
• Lourenço de Távora, O.F.M. Obs. † (27 Jan 1610 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1617 Appointed, Bishop of Elvas)
• Jerónimo Fernando † (18 Feb 1619 Appointed - 2 May 1650 Died)
• Gabriel de Almeida, O. Cist. † (1 Apr 1670 Appointed - 13 Jul 1674 Died)
• António Telles da Silva, O.S.B. † (17 Dec 1674 Appointed - 14 Feb 1682 Died)
• Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo † (27 Sep 1683 Appointed - 20 May 1689 Died)
• José Saldanha, O.F.M. Disc. † (6 Mar 1690 Appointed - 17 Dec 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
• José de Sousa Castelo Branco † (27 Jan 1698 Appointed - 18 Feb 1725 Resigned)
• Manuel Coutinho † (21 Feb 1725 Confirmed - 2 Jan 1741 Confirmed, Bishop of Lamego)
• João do Nascimento (Marques de Fonseca), O.F.M. Ref. † (2 Jan 1741 Appointed - 6 Nov 1753 Died)
• Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão † (19 Jul 1756 Confirmed - 28 Jan 1784 Died)
• José da Costa e Torres † (14 Feb 1785 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1797 Confirmed, Bishop of Elvas)
• Luis Rodrigues Vilares † (24 Jul 1797 Confirmed - 1810 Died)
• João Joaquim Bernardino de Brito † (23 Aug 1819 Confirmed - 26 Jul 1820 Died)
• Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade † (24 Sep 1821 Confirmed - 2 May 1838 Died)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (22 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1849 Confirmed, Bishop of Beja)
• Manuel Martins Manso † (20 May 1850 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1858 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• Patrício Xavier de Moura, O.S.A. † (15 Apr 1859 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1872 Died)
• Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (19 Sep 1872 Succeeded - 17 Nov 1874 Appointed, Archbishop of Goa)
• Manuel Agostinho Barreto † (29 Sep 1876 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1911 Died)
• Antônio Manoel Pereira Ribeiro † (2 Oct 1914 Appointed - 22 Mar 1957 Died)
• David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (23 Sep 1957 Appointed - 15 Nov 1965 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• João Antonio da Silva Saraiva † (19 Nov 1965 Appointed - 28 Jun 1972 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Francisco Antunes Santana † (18 Mar 1974 Appointed - 5 Mar 1982 Died)
• Teodoro de Faria † (10 Mar 1982 Appointed - 8 Mar 2007 Retired)
• António José Cavaco Carrilho (8 Mar 2007 Appointed - 12 Jan 2019 Retired)
• Nuno Brás da Silva Martins (12 Jan 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Funchal
1948	247,797	250,124	99.1%	107	12	119	2,082		29	392	50	ap1951
1970	269,100	270,200	99.6%	121	26	147	1,830		46	497	102	ap1971
1980	270,000	300,000	90.0%	99	29	128	2,109	1	58	566	102	ap1981
1990	297,000	320,000	92.8%	79	30	109	2,724	3	56	481	102	ap1991
1999	277,000	285,000	97.2%	76	30	106	2,613	2	45	440	96	ap2000
2000	279,000	287,700	97.0%	77	35	112	2,491	2	48	430	96	ap2001
2001	279,000	288,000	96.9%	76	30	106	2,632	3	45	371	96	ap2002
2002	280,000	292,000	95.9%	76	27	103	2,718	5	42	360	96	ap2003
2003	280,000	292,000	95.9%	72	30	102	2,745	3	66	280	96	ap2004
2004	280,000	292,000	95.9%	75	28	103	2,718	2	48	280	96	ap2005
2006	270,000	282,000	95.7%	72	32	104	2,596	2	49	240	96	ap2007
2013	268,000	278,000	96.4%	78	25	103	2,601	2	40	180	96	ap2014
2016	257,000	268,000	95.9%	70	28	98	2,622		33	141	96	ap2017
2019	255,500	266,700	95.8%	68	25	93	2,747		31	129	96	ap2020
2021	250,300	261,806	95.6%	73	25	98	2,554		28	110	96	ap2022
2023	230,000	250,744	91.7%	65	27	92	2,500		34	110	96	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Nuno Brás da Silva Martins (Bishop: 12 Jan 2019 - )
• António José Cavaco Carrilho (Bishop: 8 Mar 2007 to 12 Jan 2019)
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (Priest: 28 Jul 1990 to 26 Jun 2018)
• Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M.

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Stephen Peter Alencastre, SS.CC. †
• Gabriel de Almeida, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1670 to 13 Jul 1674)
• Francisco Antunes Santana † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1974 to 5 Mar 1982)
• Jerónimo Barreto † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1573 to 3 Jun 1585)
• Manuel Agostinho Barreto † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1876 to 25 Jun 1911)
• Estevão Brioso de Figueiredo † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1683 to 20 May 1689)
• João Joaquim Bernardino de Brito † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1819 to 26 Jul 1820)
• Antoine de Cea, O. Cart. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1609 to Oct 1609)
• José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1844 to 28 Sep 1849)
• Manuel Coutinho † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1725 to 2 Jan 1741)
• Gaspar Afonso da Costa Brandão † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1756 to 28 Jan 1784)
• José da Costa e Torres † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 24 Jul 1797)
• João Antonio da Silva Saraiva † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1965 to 28 Jun 1972)
• Teodosio Clemente de Gouveia † (Priest: 19 Apr 1919 to 18 May 1936)
• David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1957 to 15 Nov 1965)
• Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1551 to 1556)
• João do Nascimento (Marques de Fonseca), O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1741 to 6 Nov 1753)
• Teodoro de Faria † (Deacon: 26 May 1956; Priest: 22 Sep 1956; Bishop: 10 Mar 1982 to 8 Mar 2007)
• Jerónimo Fernando † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1619 to 2 May 1650)
• Manuel Ferreira Cabral †
• Luís de Figueiredo e Lemos † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1585 to 26 Nov 1608)
• Manuel de Jesus Pereira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1948 to Apr 1953)
• Jorge de Lemos, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1556 to 15 Nov 1569)
• Manuel Martins Manso † (Bishop: 20 May 1850 to 18 Mar 1858)
• António Mendes Bello † (Deacon: 17 Dec 1864; Priest: 10 Jun 1865 to 24 Mar 1884)
• Sebastião de Morais, S.J. †
• Patrício Xavier de Moura, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1859 to 19 Sep 1872)
• Júlio Francisco de Oliveira, C.O. †
• Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (Priest: 11 Nov 1860; Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Mar 1871; Bishop: 19 Sep 1872 to 17 Nov 1874)
• Antônio Manoel Pereira Ribeiro † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1914 to 22 Mar 1957)
• Diego Pinheiro Lobo † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1514 to 1526)
• Martin de Portugal † (Archbishop: 10 Feb 1533 to 15 Nov 1547)
• Francisco José Rodrigues de Andrade † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1821 to 2 May 1838)
• Luis Rodrigues Vilares † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1797 to 1810)
• José Saldanha, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1690 to 17 Dec 1696)
• Ernesto Sena de Oliveira †
• José de Sousa Castelo Branco † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1698 to 18 Feb 1725)
• Fernando de Tavora, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1569 to 1573)
• Lourenço de Távora, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1610 to 18 Sep 1617)
• António Telles da Silva, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1674 to 14 Feb 1682)

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