Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja

The Diocese of Beja (Latin: Dioecesis Beiensis ) is a location in Portugal Roman Catholic diocese based in Beja.

History

The Diocese of Beja was established on July 10, 1770 by Pope Clement XIV with the Apostolic Constitution Agrum Universalis Ecclesiae of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Évora, and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Beja

  • Manuel do Cenáculo Vilas Boas TOR, 1770-1802, then Archbishop of Évora
  • Francisco Leitão de Carvalho, 1802-1806
  • Joaquim Vieira do Rosário, OFM, 1807-1808
  • Luís da Cunha de Abreu e Melo, 1820-1833
  • Manuel Pires de Azevedo Loureiro, 1844-1848
  • José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa, 1848-1859, then Bishop of Viseu
  • José António da Mata e Silva, 1859-1860, then Archbishop of Évora
  • Antonio da Trindade de Vasconcellos Pereira de Melo, 1861-1863, then Bishop of Lamego
  • Antonio Saverio de Souza Monteiro, 1883-1907
  • Sebastião Leite de Vasconcellos, 1907-1919
  • José del Patrocinio slides, 1920-1965
  • Manuel Dos Santos Rocha, 1965-1980
  • Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão, 1980-1999
  • Vitalino António Fernandes Dantas O. Carm, since 1999
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