Aveiro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 24 August 1938
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Portugal
Square Kilometers: 1,537 (593 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://www.diocese-aveiro.pt
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, rua Almirante Candido dos Reis 128, Apartado 541, 3801-901 Aveiro CODEX, Portugal
Telephone: 234.377.140

Historical Details

Diocese of Aveiro
- Latin Name: Aveirensis
- Erected: 12 April 1774
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Braga
- Country: Portugal

Past and Present Ordinaries

António Freire Gameiro de Sousa † (18 Apr 1774 Confirmed - 3 Nov 1799 Died)
António José Cordeiro † (20 Jul 1801 Confirmed - 17 Jul 1813 Died)
Manuel Pacheco de Rèsende † (4 Sep 1815 Confirmed - 27 Mar 1837 Died)
João Evangelista de Lima Vidal † (16 Jan 1940 Appointed - 5 Jan 1958 Died)
Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes † (11 Aug 1958 Appointed - 21 Jan 1962 Died)
Manuel d’Almeida Trindade † (16 Sep 1962 Appointed - 20 Jan 1988 Resigned)
António Baltasar Marcelino † (20 Jan 1988 Succeeded - 21 Sep 2006 Retired)
António Francisco dos Santos † (21 Sep 2006 Appointed - 21 Feb 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Porto)
António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos (4 Jul 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Aveiro
12 April 1774	Erected	Diocese of Coimbra	Diocese of Aveiro (erected)
30 September 1881	Suppressed	Diocese of Aveiro (suppressed)
Diocese of Aveiro
24 August 1938	Restored	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

Diocese of Aveiro

1950 200,000 205,000 97.6% 135 15 150 1,333 15 99 86 ap1951

1959 218,000 225,863 96.5% 152 12 164 1,329 15 159 91 ap1960

1970 234,689 242,489 96.8% 144 11 155 1,514 17 194 95 ap1971

1980 242,000 255,000 94.9% 130 16 146 1,657 25 172 95 ap1981

1990 261,500 310,900 84.1% 121 16 137 1,908 9 27 160 99 ap1991

1999 270,000 282,295 95.6% 112 16 128 2,109 17 31 171 101 ap2000

2000 270,000 282,295 95.6% 112 16 128 2,109 24 31 163 101 ap2001

2001 270,000 282,295 95.6% 110 17 127 2,125 24 29 154 101 ap2002

2002 270,000 309,495 87.2% 109 14 123 2,195 24 24 155 101 ap2003

2003 270,000 309,495 87.2% 103 13 116 2,327 24 15 154 101 ap2004

2004 270,000 309,495 87.2% 97 13 110 2,454 28 18 162 101 ap2005

2006 271,000 310,700 87.2% 94 12 106 2,556 28 24 157 101 ap2007

2012 274,400 314,800 87.2% 81 16 97 2,828 34 17 161 101 ap2013

2015 271,800 312,000 87.1% 85 21 106 2,564 39 21 151 101 ap2016

2018 267,000 320,225 83.4% 81 19 100 2,670 37 20 139 101 ap2019

2020 266,600 319,780 83.4% 78 19 97 2,748 37 20 139 101 ap2021

2022 272,300 320,300 85.0% 69 18 87 3,129 31 20 70 101 ap2023

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 Aveiro
1950	200,000	205,000	97.6%	135	15	150	1,333		15	99	86	ap1951
1959	218,000	225,863	96.5%	152	12	164	1,329		15	159	91	ap1960
1970	234,689	242,489	96.8%	144	11	155	1,514		17	194	95	ap1971
1980	242,000	255,000	94.9%	130	16	146	1,657		25	172	95	ap1981
1990	261,500	310,900	84.1%	121	16	137	1,908	9	27	160	99	ap1991
1999	270,000	282,295	95.6%	112	16	128	2,109	17	31	171	101	ap2000
2000	270,000	282,295	95.6%	112	16	128	2,109	24	31	163	101	ap2001
2001	270,000	282,295	95.6%	110	17	127	2,125	24	29	154	101	ap2002
2002	270,000	309,495	87.2%	109	14	123	2,195	24	24	155	101	ap2003
2003	270,000	309,495	87.2%	103	13	116	2,327	24	15	154	101	ap2004
2004	270,000	309,495	87.2%	97	13	110	2,454	28	18	162	101	ap2005
2006	271,000	310,700	87.2%	94	12	106	2,556	28	24	157	101	ap2007
2012	274,400	314,800	87.2%	81	16	97	2,828	34	17	161	101	ap2013
2015	271,800	312,000	87.1%	85	21	106	2,564	39	21	151	101	ap2016
2018	267,000	320,225	83.4%	81	19	100	2,670	37	20	139	101	ap2019
2020	266,600	319,780	83.4%	78	19	97	2,748	37	20	139	101	ap2021
2022	272,300	320,300	85.0%	69	18	87	3,129	31	20	70	101	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Dec 1952; Bishop: 11 Aug 1958 to 21 Jan 1962)
António Baltasar Marcelino † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Sep 1983; Bishop: 20 Jan 1988 to 21 Sep 2006)
António José Cordeiro † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 17 Jul 1813)
Manuel d’Almeida Trindade † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1962 to 20 Jan 1988)
António dos Santos † (Priest: 1 Jul 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1975 to 17 Nov 1979)
António Francisco dos Santos † (Bishop: 21 Sep 2006 to 21 Feb 2014)
António de Santo Ilídio da Fonseca e Silva, O.S.B. †
António Freire Gameiro de Sousa † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1774 to 3 Nov 1799)
Tommaso Gomes de Almeida †
Sebastião da Anunciação Gomes de Lemos, O.C.D. †
João Evangelista de Lima Vidal † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Jan 1940 to 5 Jan 1958)
Manuel Pacheco de Rèsende † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1815 to 27 Mar 1837)
José António Pereira Bilhano †
Francisco Rendeiro, O.P. †
Júlio Tavares Rebimbas †

Source(s)

Diocese of Aveiro
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 110
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 93
Diocese of Aveiro
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 5, to Page 8

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