Diocese of Leiria

Historical Details

• Diocese of Leiria
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 May 1545
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Portugal

Past Ordinaries

• Blaz de Barros, O.S.H. † (22 May 1545 Appointed - 1557 Resigned)
• Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † (20 Dec 1557 Appointed - 27 Nov 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• António Pinheiro † (27 Nov 1579 Appointed - Oct 1582 Died)
• Pedro de Castilho † (3 Jun 1583 Appointed - 1605 Resigned)
• Martin Alphonso Mexia de Tovar † (24 Nov 1604 Appointed - 1 Jun 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• António (de Santa Maria) Lencastre, O.S.A. † (8 Feb 1616 Appointed - 16 May 1623 Died)
• Francisco de Menezes † (18 Aug 1625 Appointed - 5 Jul 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Faro {Algarve})
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (9 Aug 1627 Confirmed - 14 May 1636 Confirmed, Bishop of Viseu)
• Pedro Barbosa de Eça † (9 Jun 1636 Appointed - 3 Dec 1640 Died)
• Pedro Vieira da Silva † (17 Jun 1669 Appointed - 12 Sep 1676 Died)
• Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. † (8 Nov 1677 Appointed - 6 Jun 1678 Appointed, Archbishop of Évora)
• José Antonio de Lencastre, O. Carm. † (2 Jun 1681 Appointed - 19 Jul 1694 Resigned)
• Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (19 Jul 1694 Appointed - 8 Apr 1746 Died)
• João Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), C.R.S.A. † (8 Apr 1746 Succeeded - 24 Mar 1760 Confirmed, Archbishop of Évora)
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. † (24 Mar 1760 Confirmed - 14 Sep 1779 Died)
• Lourenço de Lencastre † (18 Sep 1780 Confirmed - 4 Mar 1790 Died)
• Manuel de Aguiar † (21 Jun 1790 Confirmed - 19 Mar 1815 Died)
• João Inácio da Fonseca Manso † (23 Aug 1819 Confirmed - 11 Jun 1834 Died)
• Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho † (3 Apr 1843 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1845 Confirmed, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon})
• Manuel José da Costa † (16 Apr 1846 Confirmed - 16 Jul 1851 Died)
• Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B. † (10 Mar 1853 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1873 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1694 to 8 Apr 1746)
• Manuel de Aguiar † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1790 to 19 Mar 1815)
• Pedro Barbosa de Eça † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1636 to 3 Dec 1640)
• Blaz de Barros, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 22 May 1545 to 1557)
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1760 to 14 Sep 1779)
• Pedro de Castilho † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1583 to 1605)
• Antonio Bonifacio Coelho †
• Manuel José da Costa † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1846 to 16 Jul 1851)
• João Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), C.R.S.A. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Mar 1746; Bishop: 8 Apr 1746 to 24 Mar 1760)
• João Inácio da Fonseca Manso † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1819 to 11 Jun 1834)
• Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1557 to 27 Nov 1579)
• Domingos de Gusmão, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1677 to 6 Jun 1678)
• Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1843 to 24 Nov 1845)
• António (de Santa Maria) Lencastre, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1616 to 16 May 1623)
• José Antonio de Lencastre, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1681 to 19 Jul 1694)
• Lourenço de Lencastre † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1780 to 4 Mar 1790)
• Dinis de Melo e Castro † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1627 to 14 May 1636)
• Francisco de Menezes † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1625 to 5 Jul 1627)
• Martin Alphonso Mexia de Tovar † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1604 to 1 Jun 1615)
• Joaquim Pereira Ferraz, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1853 to 27 Feb 1873)
• António Pinheiro † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1579 to Oct 1582)
• José de Sousa Castelo Branco †
• Joaquim Sousa (Souza) Saraiva, C.M. †
• Pedro Vieira da Silva † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1669 to 12 Sep 1676)

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